Surname Saje in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Saje families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), rarely Slovenes (from Tivat, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Saje live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<5), Podvinje (<5), and in Ilovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Saje (including: Saye , Saie , Shahjee , Sajee , Shajee , Sajje , Shaje , Sajeeh and Shajeeh ) is present in 91 countries worldwide. "Saye " is used by some 10000 people in Mali , about 6000 in Liberia , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Sahye " is used by some 200 people in Mauritius , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States. "Sayee " is used by some 90 people in Liberia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Saje, Zoran Saje, Zvjezdana Saje, Maja Saje, Franc Saje, Dinko Saje, Majda Saje, Biserka Saje, Željka Saje, Mateja Saje, Bojan Saje, Roza Saje, Vladislav Saje, Ladislav Saje, Vjekoslav Saje, Vilim Saje, Zdenka Saje, Ana Saje, Metka Saje

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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