In Croatia, Šapi families are Croats (from Zupanja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šapi live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zupanja (<5).
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.