Kovačević
Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič (Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič (Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "[black]smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "[black]smith", and is the equivalent of English Smithson.
Kovačević is the second most frequent surname in Croatia.[1] It is the equivalent of the Polish surname Kowalewicz which has the same meaning.
Notable people
Arts
- Dušan Kovačević (born 1948), Serbian playwright and director
 - Igor Kovačovič (born 1938), Slovakian choreographer
 - Milan Kovačević (born 1985), DJ/Producer
 
Military
- Sava Kovačević (1905–1943), Montenegrin partisan commander
 - Veljko Kovačević (1912–1994), Montenegrin writer and general
 - Vladimir Kovačević (military officer) (born 1961), Montenegrin Serb military officer charged with violation of the laws of war
 
Politics
- Anto Kovačević (1952–2020), Croatian right-wing politician
 - Božo Kovačević (born 1955), Croatian politician and diplomat
 - Karla Kovačević (1870–1942), Croatian and Yugoslavian politician
 - Milan Kovačević (1941–1998), President of the executive committee of the Municipal Assembly of Prijedor
 
Science
- Darko Kovaćević (Born 1980), Serbian maritime archaeologist
 - Ferdinand Kovačević (1838–1913), Croatian inventor, engineer, and pioneer in telegraphy
 - Jelena Kovačević, Serbian-American engineering professor and dean
 
Sport
- Abid Kovačević (born 1952), Bosnian footballer
 - Adnan Kovačević (born 1993), Bosnian footballer
 - Aleksandar Kovačević (footballer) (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 - Aleksandar Kovacevic (tennis) (born 1998), American tennis player
 - Ante Kovacevic (born 1974), Australian footballer
 - Božo Kovačević (footballer) (born 1979), Austrian footballer
 - Darko Kovačević (born 1973), Serbian footballer
 - Hrvoje Kovačević (born 1982), Croatian footballer
 - Johnathan Kovacevic (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
 - Marijan Kovačević (born 1973), German-Croatian footballer.
 - Mladen Kovačevič (born 1980), Slovenian footballer
 - Mihael Kovačević (born 1988), Swiss footballer
 - Nenad Kovačević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
 - Oliver Kovačević (born 1974), Serbian footballer
 - Radomir Kovačević (1954–2006), Yugoslav Olympic judo champion and coach
 - Sabahudin Kovačevič (born 1986), Slovenian ice hockey player
 - Saša Kovačević (footballer) (born 1973), Serbian footballer
 - Senad Kovačevič (born 1981), Slovenian ice hockey player
 - Stevan Kovačević (born 1988), Serbian footballer
 - Vladan Kovačević (born 1997), Serbian footballer
 - Vladica Kovačević (Vladimir Kovačević, 1940–2016), Serbian footballer
 - Vladimir Kovačević (born 1992), Serbian footballer
 - Vlatko Kovačević (Vladimir Kovačević, born 1942), Croatian and Yugoslavian chess grandmaster
 - Senka Kovačević (Senka Kovačević, born 1982), Serbian-Canadian rhythmic gymnast
 
Miscellaneous
- Saša Kovačević, pseudonym of Dobrosav Gavrić (born 1976), Serbian criminal and assassin
 
See also
- All pages with titles containing Kovacevic
 - Kovačevići (disambiguation)
 - Kovachevich, surname
 - Kovacevich, surname
 - Kovačevski, surname
 - Kovačev, surname
 - Kovačec, surname
 - Kováčik, surname
 - Kovačić (surname)
 - Kovač (surname)
 - List of most common surnames in Europe
 
References
- ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
 
