Koval (surname)

Koval (Ukrainian: Коваль, romanized: 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

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Koval (surname)

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