Surname Šapić in modern Croatia

Šapić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats (from Nova Gradiska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and in Glina area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Šapić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Malicka in Glina area (15), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (10), Mala Brsljanica (<10), and in Beli Manastir (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šapić (including: Sapic , Sapich , Shapic , Shkapich , Shapich , Sapick and Sapych ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Sapic " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Shapic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Shapich " is used by few people in Ukraine and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Šapić, Miro Šapić, Tihana Šapić, Tatjana Šapić, Vera Šapić, Helena Šapić, Jadranka Šapić, Mladen Šapić, Biljana Šapić, Bogdan Šapić, Dušan Šapić, Nikola Šapić, Spasa Šapić, Zoran Šapić, Bernardica Šapić, Dragan Šapić, Božana Šapić, Robert Šapić, Ljubica Šapić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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