In Croatia, Sabljar families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Djakovo.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Sabljar live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Djakovo (10), Rijeka (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Madzari (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sabljar (including: Sablyar , Szablyar ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. "Sablyar " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.