Surname Šagij in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šagij families are Croats (from Ivanec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šagij live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Ivanec (<10) and Koretinec in Ivanec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šagij (including: Sagiev , Saggio , Sagie , Sagij , Saggia , Sagia , Sagio , Sagiy , Sagiu and Shagiy ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Saggio " is used by some 800 people in Italy , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil. "Sagier " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Saudi Arabia. "Saghie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anica Šagij, Stanko Šagij, Pepa Šagij, Marija Šagij, Augustin Šagij, Draga Šagij, Bara Šagij, Branimir Šagij, Draženko Šagij, Filip Šagij, Matej Šagij, Stjepan Šagij, Štefica Šagij, Barica Šagij, Dragutin Šagij, Tomislav Šagij

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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