Surname Safić in modern Croatia

Safić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), often Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Safić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (10), Sisak (10), Pula (10), and in Hrastelnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Safić (including: Shafick , Safic , Safick , Safich , Safichi , Shafic , Saffici , Safych , Saphich and Saphic ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Saphich " is used by few people in the United States. "Safick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Saffici " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sadik Safić, Ermin Safić, Goran Safić, Ervin Safić, Armin Safić, Bruno Safić, Damir Safić, Dragica Safić, Orhan Safić, Jadranko Safić, Jasna Safić, Sandra Safić, Sanela Safić, Ferid Safić, Željko Safić, Karmen Safić, Emira Safić, Sanja Safić, Elmedina Safić

Mentions in sources

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.

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