Šaban is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim, Albanian and Romany. It is one of the relatively common names (among the top two thousand) in Croatia, with over two hundred namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Šaban in Croatia
The name Šaban was the most popular from years 1921 to 1937. The peak year was 1930. It was the least popular from years 1972 to 1982.
Prevalence
Name Šaban is present mainly in Northen Adriatic, and scarcely in Eastern Croatia. Most of the persons named Šaban live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about forty), Rijeka (about twenty), Pula (less than twenty).
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.