Surname Savi in modern Croatia

Savi families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Pakrac , but often Italians (also from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Nova Gradiska. In Strižičevac in Lipik every tenth inhabitant had the family name Savi.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Savi live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 11 other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (20), Pakrac (15), Lipik (10), Donja Obrijez (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Savi (including: Sawi , Shavi , Savii , Savvi , Savie , Savih , Sawie , Saavi and Sahvi ) is present in 112 countries worldwide. "Savih " is used by few people in the United States. "Shavie " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Shawy " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Savi, Zvonimir Savi, Silvijo Savi, Antonio Savi, Božidar Savi, Hana Savi, Sanja Savi, Danijel Savi, Bruno Savi, Anita Savi, Sandra Savi, Dragutin Savi, Anka Savi, Josip Savi, Frenki Savi, Daliborka Savi, Ratko Savi, Barbara Savi, Ivan Savi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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