Surname Kovačević in modern Croatia

Kovačević families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina and according to some sources from middle Bosnia or Mackovac Nova Gradiska area , less frequently Serbs and Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Ljubače in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Kovačević.

Prevalence

About 14200 people with faimily name Kovačević live in Croatia today, in 6200 households. There were 13300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 122 cities and 1061 other places, mostly in Zagreb (2205), Osijek (580), Slavonski Brod (525), Split (505), and in Rijeka (480).

Outside Croatia

At least 232 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (86), Switzerland (32), Austria (24), Australia (23), the United States (21), Canada (16), France (12), Sweden (5), Argentina (4), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (3), the Netherlands (2), and to New Zealand (1).
Family name Kovačević (including: Kovacevic , Kovacevich , Kovachevich , Covacevich , Kovachevic , Kovacevick , Covacevic and Kovacsevics ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Kovacevic " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 600 people in Russian Federation. "Kovacevich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 300 in Argentina , and some 70 people in Canada. "Kovachevich " is used by some 200 people in Russian Federation , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Dujo Kovačević, Zoran Kovačević, Dragan Kovačević, Suzana Kovačević, Goran Kovačević, Božo Kovačević, Božidar Kovačević, Ivica Kovačević, Dalibor Kovačević, Pero Kovačević, Boris Kovačević, Anto Kovačević, Anđelko Kovačević, Ratko Kovačević, Ranko Kovačević, Eduard Kovačević, Vladimir Kovačević, Anitta Kovačević, Gordana Kovačević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over three hundred times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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