Koval ( uk, Коваль, Koval') is a
Ukrainian surname
By the 18th century almost all Ukrainians had family names. Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words.
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. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the
English-speaking world
Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest langua ...
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[Ganzhina, I. M. (2001]
''Словарь современных русских фамилий''
Moscow: Astrel. p. 260. . Notable people with the name include:
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Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
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Andriy Koval (born 1983), Ukrainian football player
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Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater
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George Koval
George Abramovich Koval ( rus, Жорж (Георгий) Абрамович Коваль, p=ˈʐorʐ (ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj) ɐˈbraməvʲɪtɕ kɐˈvalʲ, a=Ru-George Abramovich Koval.flac, Zhorzh Abramovich Koval; December 25, 1913 – January 31 ...
(1913–2006), spy for the Soviet Union in the United States
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Ihor Koval (born 1955), Ukrainian historian and political scholar
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Ivan Koval-Samborsky (1893–1962), Ukrainian stage and film actor
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J. J. Koval (born 1992), American soccer player
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Maksym Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
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Mykhailo Koval (born 1956), Ukrainian military officer, Minister of Defence of Ukraine
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Mykola Koval (born 1952), Ukrainian operatic baritone
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Oleksandr Koval (born 1974), Ukrainian football coach and former player
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Peter Kovál (born 1965), American professional photographer
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Ramona Koval (born 1954), Australian reporter
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Robin Koval (born 1955), American businesswoman, author and CEO and president of
Truth Initiative
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Stanislav Koval (born 2002), Ukrainian football player
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Vera Koval (born 1983), Russian judoka
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Viktor Koval (1947–2021), Russian writer, poet and actor
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Viktoriya Koval
Viktoriya Oleksandrivna Koval ( uk, Вікторія Олександрівна Коваль; born June 11, 1985) is an athlete from Ukraine who competes in archery.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Koval finish ...
(born 1985), Ukrainian archery athlete
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Vital Koval (born 1980), Belarusian ice hockey goaltender
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Vitalina Koval (born 1990), Ukrainian LGBT rights activist
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Vitaliy Koval (born 1981), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician
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Vlada Koval (born 2001), Russian tennis player
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Volodymyr Koval (born 1975), Ukrainian-Canadian football player
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Volodymyr Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football player
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Yevgeni Koval (born 1973), Russian football player
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Yuriy Koval (born 1958), Ukrainian football coach, Director of Sport for the club Zorya Luhansk, and former player
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Yuriy Koval (born 1980), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Yury Koval (1938–1995), Russian author
See also
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Koval (disambiguation)
Koval may refer to:
* Koval (surname)
* Koval Distillery, a craft distillery in Chicago, Illinois
Fiction
*Funky Koval, a 1980s Polish comic book
*Koval, a Romulan in Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')
See also
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Kowal (surname)
Kowal is a Polish surname meaning "wikt:smith, smith". It may refer to:
* Andrzej Kowal (born 1971), Polish volleyball coach
* Aneta Kowal (born 1991), American model
* Austin Kowal (born 1985), American artist
* Charles T. Kowal (1940–2011), Am ...
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Kovalyov, a surname
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Kovalenko, a surname
References
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Ukrainian-language surnames