Kovačević

Kovačević (South Slavic, 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), a 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 (born 1952), Croatian right-wing politician
• Božo Kovačević (born 1955), Croatian politician and diplomat
• Milan Kovačević (1941–1998), President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Assembly of Prijedor

Science

• 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
• 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
• 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 (born 1973), Serbian footballer
• Senad Kovačevič (born 1981), Slovenian ice hockey player
• Stevan Kovačević (born 1988), 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

See also

• Kovačevići (disambiguation)
• Kovachevich, surname
• Kovacevich, surname
• Kovačevik, surname
• Kovačevski, surname
• Kovačev, surname
• Kovačec, surname
• Kovaček, surname
• Kovačina (surname)
• Kováčik, surname
• Kovačić (surname)
• Kovač (surname)
• List of most common surnames in Europe

References

1. "Most frequent surnames, Census 2011". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-06.