Kovač

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Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" (or "blacksmith") in Slavic languages, is a common Slavic surname in Croatia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia. The Polish equivalent is Kowal. It is a cognate to English name Smith.

There are approximately 9,500 people with this surname in Croatia, most of them living in northern and eastern parts of the country. Kovač is a relatively frequent surname also in Romania and Slovakia.

Contents 1 Notable people 1.1 Fictional 2 Places 3 See also

[edit] Notable people

• Michal Kováč, former President of Slovakia
• Kornelije Kovač, singer/musician/record producer from Serbia
• Aleksandra Kovač, Serbian singer/songwriter
• Mišo Kovač, Croatian singer
• Niko Kovač, Croatian football player
• Robert Kovač, Croatian football player
• Slobodan Kovač, Serbian volleyball player
• Mirko Kovač, writer from Montenegro
• Radoslav Kováč, Czech football player
• Tom Kovac, Australian Architect of Slovene desecent

[edit] Fictional

• Luka Kovač, doctor portrayed by Goran Višnjić on ER

[edit] Places

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

[edit] See also

• Kovács (Hungarian form)
• Kovach (Carpatho-Russian form)