Surname Sajn in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sajn families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and in Janjevo, Kosovo. In Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski in Ozalj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Sajn.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Sajn live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Donji Ostri Vrh Ozaljski (10), Zagreb (<5), Police Pirisce (<5), Radatovici (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sajn (including: Sain , Sayn , Shahyn , Sayyn , Shayn , Salyn , Sajjn , Szajn and Saain ) is present in 114 countries worldwide. The family name "Sajn " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Sain " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Pakistan , and some 9000 people in Indonesia. "Shayn " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Biserka Sajn, Ružica Sajn, Branko Sajn, Željko Sajn, Josip Sajn, Marijan Sajn, Marko Sajn, Ivan Sajn, Stjepan Sajn, Dragutin Sajn, Milka Sajn, Nikola Sajn, Nenad Sajn, Dragica Sajn, Barbara Sajn, Marija Sajn, Barica Sajn, Franjo Sajn, Katica Sajn

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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