Jakovčević families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Solta. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Solta. In Gornje Selo on the Island of Solta every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jakovčević.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Jakovčević live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Split (75), Gornje Selo on the Island of Solta (35), Grbe (15), Zagreb (15), and in Bizovac in Valpovo area (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (14), Germany (2), Argentina (1), and to the United States (1). Family name Jakovčević is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Jakovcevic " is used by small number of people in Australia and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.
