Surname Šain in modern Croatia

Šain families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula , barely Serbs and Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area). In Pupnat on the Island of Korcula every ninth inhabitant had the family name Šain.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Šain live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), in Cara (35), Pupnat (35) and Korcula (35) on the Island of Korcula, and in Marcana in Pula area (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šain (including: Sain , Sahin , Shain , Saien , Schain , Saiin , Sainh , Hsain , Sainn and Shaien ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. The family name "Sain " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Pakistan , and some 9000 people in Indonesia. "Shain " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Bangladesh , and some 500 people in Myanmar. "Schain " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Šain, Milenka Šain, Snježana Šain, Romeo Šain, Toni Šain, Miroslav Šain, Zorica Šain, Anita Šain, Tomislav Šain, Mladen Šain, Jure Šain, Sandro Šain, Pavao Šain, Marina Šain, Lidija Šain, Ante Šain, Pino Šain, Zlatko Šain, Manuela Šain

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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