Ivančev families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Split. In Gustirna in Trogir area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Ivančev.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Ivančev live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Gustirna in Trogir area (35), Split (20), Solin (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Marina in Trogir area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ivančev (including: Ivanchev , Ivancev ) is present in 23 countries worldwide.
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.