In Croatia, Saftich families are predominantly Italians (from Rijeka ), rarely Croats (also from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Saftich live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Saftich is present in 8 countries worldwide. The family name "Saftich " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number in Bolivia , and 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 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.