Kovačević

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.

Notable people

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

See also

• Kovacevich
• Kovačev
• Kovačić
• Kovač