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Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič (Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová)/Kovačovič (Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is: a Slavic surname meaning "※smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "※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
• 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※

• 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

See also※

• 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※

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Kovačević, Kovačevič (Kovačevičová), or Kovačovič (Kovačovičová).
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