Sandalić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Sandalić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zadar (30), Lukoran on the Island of Ugljan (30), Rab on the Island of Rab (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Rovinj (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sandalić (including: Sandalic , Sandalich ) is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Sandalic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
