In Croatia, Sadovnik families are predominantly Italians (from Rijeka ), rarely Croats (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Sadovnik live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Opatija (<5).