Šakota families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area).
Prevalence
About 180 people with faimily name Šakota live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Pozega (20), Porec (15), Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (10), and in Djakovo (10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.