In Croatia, Šajtoš families are Croats by relative majority (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Rusyns (also from Vinkovci area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Backa, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šajtoš live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (15), Bilje in Osijek area (<10), Cervar-Porat (<5), Grabovac in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).