Kovačević Explained

Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, 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. 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
(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

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
(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