Surname Šainović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šainović families are predominantly Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), rarely Serbs (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Maglaj area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Šainović live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Koprivnica (<10), Porec (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Hrvatski Leskovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šainović (including: Sahinovic , Sainovich , Sainovic , Shaynovich , Shainovich and Saynovich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Sainovich " is used by some 50 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Sahinovic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 50 in Australia , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Šainović, Nikola Šainović, Branka Šainović, Niko Šainović, Radivoj Šainović, Ljubomir Šainović, Ivana Šainović, Selena Šainović, Zora Šainović, Srđan Šainović, Anđelko Šainović, Mirko Šainović, Perica Šainović, Ada Šainović, Đorđe Šainović, Manuela Šainović, Tadija Šainović, Mitar Šainović, Mito Šainović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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