Šajina families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and Pula.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Šajina live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zabrezani (25), Pula (20), Pazin (15), Lindar (<10), and in Zminj in Pazin area (<10).
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.