In Croatia, Iliev families are mainly Croats (from Zupanja ), rarely Macedonians (from Novi Marof area ), and very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Iliev live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zupanja (<10), Split (<10), Zrnovnica (<5), Pula (<5), and in Bregana (<5).