About 270 people with faimily name Piteša live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Split (65), Prapatnica in Trogir area (35), Trogir (35), Zagreb (30), and in Kastel Kambelovac (15).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and France (1). Family name Piteša is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Pitesa " is used by some 50 people in Italy , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.