Šaić Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šaić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šaić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Saić (46), Šaic (2), Saic (121) & Saïc (1) are calculated separately.

Šaić Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Šaić Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Šaić is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Saić, Šaic, Saic or Saïc. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šaić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šaić is the 3,055,934th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Šaić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šaić is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 111,279. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 53 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 18 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Croatia Šaić occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saić9246/
Šaic922/
Šajić89236/
Šić8641/
Saic83121/
Šoić75392/
Zaić75118/
Šuić7543/
Šeić755/
Šišć751/
Saïc751/
Zajić671,005/
Sajić67947/
Šojić67875/
Šujić67159/
Šejić67149/
Šijić6716/
Shaić6715/
Šaich678/
Ša673/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šaić
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