In Croatia, Rister families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Rister live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Orahovica (10), Zagreb (<10), Zdenci in Orahovica area (<10), Luzani in Pleternica area (<5), and in Zoljan (<5).
