Kovačev (Cyrillic: Ковачев) is a Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Josif Kovačev (1839–1898)
- Branislav Lala Kovačev (1939–2012)
Surnames associated with the occupation of smith | ||
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| From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith' | ||