In Croatia, Šabović families are mainly Croats (from Kraljevica area ), rarely Bosniaks (from Herzegovine ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Kraljevica area.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šabović live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Banovina in Kraljevica area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).