Kovačević

Updated on Oct 28, 2023

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Kovačević (Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič or Kovačovič is a South Slavic surname meaning [black]smith's son. The surname is derived from Kovač, which means [black]smith.

Kovačević is the second most frequent surname in Croatia. It is the equivallent of the Polish surname Kowalewicz which has the same meaning.

Arts

Dušan Kovačević (born 1948), Serbian playwright and director

Stephen Kovacevich (born 1940), American pianist

Milan Kovacevic (born 1985), Serbian DJ/Producer

Military

Sava Kovačević (1905–1943), Montenegrin partisan commander

Veljko Kovačević (1912–1994), Montenegrin and Croatian writer and general

Politics

Anto Kovačević (born 1952), Croatian right-wing politician

Božo Kovačević (politician), 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

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

Saša Kovačević (born 1973), Serbian footballer

Senka Kovačević (born 1982), Serbian-Canadian rhythmic gymnast

Stevan Kovačević (born 1988), Serbian footballer

Vladimir Kovačević (born 1961), Montenegrin Serb soldier

Vladimir Kovačević (footballer) (born 1940), Serbian footballer

Vlatko Kovačević (born 1942), Croatian chess grandmaster

References

Kovačević Wikipedia

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