Surname Sain in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sain families are predominantly Croats (from Novigrad ), rarely Italians (also from Novigrad ), and very rarely Slovenes (again from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Slovenia. U Gradu Novigradu every tenth inhabitant had the family name Sain.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Sain live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Novigrad (20), Porec (<10), Kucer in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Pula (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Sain (including: Sahin , Shain , Saien , Saiin , Sainh , Sainn , Saahin , Saain and Szain ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. The family name "Sain " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Pakistan , and some 9000 people in Indonesia. "Sainh " is used by few people in the United States. "Sainn " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Želimir Sain, Martina Sain, Kristjan Sain, Katarina Sain, Marlena Sain, Jadranka Sain, Denis Sain, Igor Sain, Tamara Sain, Damir Sain, Milena Sain, Emanuela Sain, Sergej Sain, Vesna Sain, Ivica Sain, Božica Sain, Nedeljka Sain, Sandro Sain, Valter Sain

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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