Kovač

Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" (or "blacksmith") in Slavic languages, is a common Slavic surname in Croatia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia. Outside of Europe, the last name is fairly common in The United States (Especially Texas and California), Canada, and South America.

There are approximately 9,500 people with this surname in Croatia, most of them living in northern and eastern parts of the country. Whilst in Slovenia some 4,826 bear the last name. Its derivative form Kovačić or Slovenian Kovačič is actually slightly more common. Another derivative is Kovačević.

Kovač is a relatively frequent surname also in Romania and Slovakia. The name Kovacs is also used in Hungary.

Cognates

* Kovac in the united states and parts of south america often shortened from a longer last name given out to people who couldn't spell their last name. Example from Dukovac was shortened to Kovac.
* Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev)
* Kowal in Poland (also Kowalczyk, Kowalski)
* Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form
* Kovacs or Kovács in Hungary
* Kovář, a Czech form

Notable people

* Aleksandra Kovač, Serbian singer/songwriter
* Kornelije Kovač, singer/musician/record producer from Serbia
* Kristina Kovač, Serbian singer/songwriter
* Mario Kovač, Croatian director
* Michal Kováč, former President of Slovakia
* Mirko Kovač, writer from Montenegro
* Mišo Kovač, Croatian singer
* Niko Kovač, Croatian football player
* Radoslav Kováč, Czech football player
* Robert Kovač, Croatian football player
* Slobodan Kovač, Serbian volleyball player

Fictional

* Luka Kovač, doctor portrayed by Goran Višnjić on "ER"

Places

* Kovač is a village in the Czech Republic
* Kovach, sometimes transliterated Kovač, is a village in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria
* Kovač is a village in the Republic of Macedonia