In Croatia, Meister families are Croats (from Novi Marof ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Meister live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Novi Marof (<5), Lokva Rogoznica (<5), Rijeka (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Porec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Meister (including: Meyster , Meiszter ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Meister " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Brazil.
