Čaldarević families are Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and in Pleternica area.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Čaldarević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Oriovac in Pleternica area (25), Slavonski Brod (20), Zagreb (15), Zadar (<5), and in Bukovlje in Slavonski Brod area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čaldarević is present in five countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.