Surname Saher in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Saher families are generally Croats (from Orahovica ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Orahovica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Saher live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located and 6 other Croatian places, mostly in Stara Josava (<10), Pausinci in Orahovica area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Slatina (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Saher (including: Shaher , Sacher , Sathler , Sather , Saheer , Sachser , Szacher , Sachter and Sachner ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. "Sacher " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Austria. "Sather " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 600 in Canada , and some 400 people in Madagascar. "Sathler " is used by some 8000 people in Brazil , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Saher, Saša Saher, Zvonko Saher, Antun Saher, Danijela Saher, Danica Saher, Danijel Saher, Damir Saher, Katica Saher, Vlado Saher, Branimir Saher, Suzana Saher, Mirjana Saher, Zorica Saher, Franjo Saher, Ivan Saher, Ivanka Saher, Siniša Saher, Ljiljana Saher

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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