Surname Šag in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šag families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Pozega area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šag live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Ramanovci in Pozega area (15), Kutjevo in Orahovica area (<5), and in Jaksic in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šag (including: Sag , Saghi , Saghu , Schag , Shag , Sagh , Saag , Sagg , Ssag and Sahg ) is present in 106 countries worldwide. "Shag " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schag " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Saag " is used by some 100 people in Estonia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Šag, Marica Šag, Zdravko Šag, Lidija Šag, Mirjana Šag, Renato Šag, Danijel Šag, Marija Šag, Mato Šag, Ankica Šag, Mira Šag, Dragan Šag, Blaženka Šag, Domagoj Šag, Branka Šag, Roža Šag, Branko Šag, Slavko Šag, Zvjezdana Šag

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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