In Croatia, Maltarski families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Maltarski live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Petrijanec in Varazdin area (20), Zagreb (<10), Varazdin (<10), Kutina (<10), and in Varazdinske Toplice (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Maltarski is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Maltarski " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.