Surname Šajin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šajin families are predominantly Croats (from Virovitica area ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Roms (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Šajin live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<10), Gradina in Virovitica area (<10), Vinkovci (<5), and in Novi Jankovci in Vinkovci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šajin (including: Sayin , Sajin , Saiin , Shajin , Sayyn , Shayin , Sahyin , Shrayin , Shahjin and Sajiin ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Salyan " is used by some 200 people in Nepal , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Malaysia.

Characteristic first names

Boris Šajin, Romeo Šajin, Jasminka Šajin, Savan Šajin, Vinko Šajin, Slavica Šajin, Jozo Šajin, Željko Šajin, Tamara Šajin, Radmila Šajin, Elvis Šajin, Saveta Šajin, Slavenko Šajin, Ivana Šajin, Antonija Šajin, Marija Šajin, Luca Šajin, Mitar Šajin, Iva Šajin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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