Show ContentsKoval Surname History

Etymology of Koval

What does the name Koval mean?

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

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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