Surname Šaić in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šaić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Pustodol Zacretski in Zabok area (25), Zagreb (10), Donja Banda on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Zapresic (<10), and in Klupci in Krapina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Šaić (including: Saichi , Saich , Saiche , Saichu , Shaich , Saic , Shaic , Saick , Schaic and Shaiec ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Saich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Great Britain , and some 60 people in Algeria. "Shaich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schaic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasenko Šaić, Robert Šaić, Dubravko Šaić, Petar Šaić, Ivana Šaić, Miroslav Šaić, Zoran Šaić, Irena Šaić, Nenad Šaić, Đurđa Šaić, Lucija Šaić, Hrvoje Šaić, Ivan Šaić, Rina Šaić, Dragutin Šaić, Neda Šaić, Ksenija Šaić, Barbara Šaić, Krunoslav Šaić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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