Jakovčev families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and on the Island of Murter.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jakovčev live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Betina on the Island of Murter (60), Sibenik (<10), Split (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jakovčev is present in two countries on two continents.
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.