Koval (surname) explained

Koval (Ukrainian: Коваль|Koval') is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.^{[1] [2]} Notable people with the name include:

• Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
• Andriy Koval (born 1983), Ukrainian football player
• Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater
• George Koval (1913–2006), spy for the Soviet Union in the United States
• Ihor Koval (born 1955), Ukrainian historian and political scholar
• Ivan Koval-Samborsky (1893–1962), Ukrainian stage and film actor
• J. J. Koval (born 1992), American soccer player
• Maksym Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
• Mykhailo Koval (born 1956), Ukrainian military officer, Minister of Defence of Ukraine
• Mykola Koval (born 1952), Ukrainian operatic baritone
• Oleksandr Koval (born 1974), Ukrainian football coach and former player
• Peter Kovál (born 1965), American professional photographer
• Ramona Koval (born 1954), Australian reporter
• Robin Koval (born 1955), American businesswoman, author and CEO and president of Truth Initiative
• Stanislav Koval (born 2002), Ukrainian football player
• Vera Koval (born 1983), Russian judoka
• Viktor Koval (1947–2021), Russian writer, poet and actor
• Viktoriya Koval (born 1985), Ukrainian archery athlete
• Vital Koval (born 1980), Belarusian ice hockey goaltender
• Vitalina Koval (born 1990), Ukrainian LGBT rights activist
• Vitaliy Koval (born 1981), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician
• Vlada Koval (born 2001), Russian tennis player
• Vladimir Koval (born 1975), Ukrainian-Canadian football player
• Volodymyr Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football player
• Yevgeni Koval (born 1973), Russian football player
• Yuriy Koval (born 1958), Ukrainian football coach, Director of Sport for the club Zorya Luhansk, and former player
• Yuriy Koval (born 1980), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Yury Koval (1938–1995), Russian author

See also

• • Koval (disambiguation)
• Kowal (surname)
• Kovalyov, a surname
• Kovalenko, a surname

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK. 2003. 978-0-19-508137-4. 51655476. 2. 344. 6 June 2019.

2. Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 260. .