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] Notable people with the name include:

  • Andriy Koval (born 1983), Ukrainian football player
  • George Koval (1913–2006), spy for the Soviet Union in the United States
  • Maksym Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
  • Peter Kovál, professional photographer
  • Ramona Koval (born 1954), Australian reporter
  • Viktor Koval (1947–2021), Russian writer, poet and actor
  • Vitali Koval (born 1980), Belarusian ice hockey goaltender
  • Yuriy Koval (born 1958), Ukrainian football coach, Director of Sport for the club Zorya Luhansk, and former player
  • Yury Koval (1938–1995), Russian author

See also

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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