Kovačević Surname

8,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kovačević Surname User-submission:

The Kovačević surname came from word kovač, which in Serbian means 'blacksmith'. If you want to say that something belongs to someone, then you add suffix -ev. That means that they were either good blacksmiths for ages or that the man who founded the family was a black smith.

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Kovačević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia30,8241:23224
Bosnia and Herzegovina19,0961:1852
Croatia7,9361:5333
Montenegro4,1541:15410
Slovenia2,2801:1,09157
Kosovo9641:1,931311
North Macedonia501:42,0294,714
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Kovacević (687), Kovačevič (142), Kovaćević (69), Kovačevic (1), Kovacevic (8,539), Kovaçeviç (2), Kovacevič (1), Kovaćevič (1) & Kovacévic (1) are calculated separately.

Kovačević Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kovačević surname came from word kovač, which in Serbian means 'blacksmith'. If you want to say that something belongs to someone, then you add suffix -ev. That means that they were either good blacksmiths for ages or that the man who founded the family was a black smith. The sufix -ić is common for Southern Slavs and some of the Greco-Slavs or other Slavs.

- lesesthetiques

Kovacevic is a common Serbian surname in countries like Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, etc. It means 'descendant of a blacksmith', similar to 'Sidiropoulos' in Greek and 'Smith' in English.

- aristo

The Kovačević surname comes from a noun kovač, which means 'blacksmith'. So Kovačević is the Slavic equivalent to the surname Smith.

- dante.mpg

A Serbian surname from kovač, meaning 'blacksmith'.

- daniel_p

A Croatian surname from kovač, meaning 'blacksmith'.

- katie.kay

A Serbian surname from kovač, meaning 'blacksmith'.

- gurko

Kovačević Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kovačević Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kovačević is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kovacević, Kovačevič, Kovaćević, Kovačevic, Kovacevic, Kovaçeviç, Kovacevič, Kovaćevič or Kovacévic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovačević? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovačević is the 8,699th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 111,504 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovačević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 30,824 people, or 1 in 232. In Serbia Kovačević is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 19 percent live, South Bačka District, where 11 percent live and Mačva District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent live and Croatia, where 12 percent live.

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