Show ContentsKoval Surname History

The Koval surname was originally derived from the old Slavic world "kowal," which means "blacksmith."

Koval Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Koval, Kovalevich, Kovalsky, Kovalko, Kovalkovsky, Kovalovsky, Kovalik, Kovalikiv, Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalchenko, Kovalchik, Kovalskyi, Kovalevsky, Kowal, Kowalevich, Kowalsky, Kowalko, Kowalkovsky, Kowalovsky, Kowalik, Kowalikiv, Kowalchuk, Kowalenko, Kowalchenko, Kowalchik, Kowalskyi and many more.

Koval Ranking

In the United States, the name Koval is the 10,609th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Russia, the name Koval is ranked the 490th most popular surname with an estimated 33,814 people with that name. 2


Contemporary Notables of the name Koval (post 1700) +

  • Peter Kovál, American professional photographer and artist
  • Robin Koval (b. 1955), American New York Times best-selling author and CEO and president of Truth Initiative
  • George Abramovich Koval (1913-2006), American spy who acted as a Soviet intelligence officer for the Soviet atomic bomb project
  • Gary M. Koval, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1998 3
  • Carl A Koval, American professor of Chemistry at the University of Colorado
  • Vitali Nikolayevich Koval (b. 1980), Belarusian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Vladimir Koval (b. 1975), Ukrainian former footballer who
  • Viktoriya Oleksandrivna Koval (b. 1985), Ukrainian archer at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Maksym Anatoliyovych Koval (b. 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper from Zaporizhya, Ukraine


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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