Kovalenko

Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Коваленко) is a very common Ukrainian surname.

It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent of Smithson in the English-speaking world, derived from the root koval (Ukrainian: коваль; meaning literally "blacksmith"). It can refer to:

• Aleksandr Kovalenko (Alexandr, Alexander)
  • Aleksandr Kovalenko (born 1963), retired USSR triple jumper
  • Alexander Andreevich Kovalenko (born 1909), Soviet WWII pilot, hero of the Soviet Union
  • Alexandr Covalenco (born 1978), Moldovan footballer
  • Oleksandr Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people
• Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), Russian bobsledder
• Anastassia Kovalenko (born 1991), Estonian motorcycle road racer
• Andrei Kovalenko
  • Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), Russian ice hockey player
  • Andriy Kovalenko (born 1970), Australian water polo player
• Bohdan Kovalenko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
• Dema Kovalenko (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
• Igor Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Latvia
• Irina Kovalenko (born 1984), Russian model
• Iryna Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian high jumper
• Kostiantyn Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
• Oleg Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
• Sergei Kovalenko
  • Sergei Kovalenko (born 1947), former Soviet basketball player
  • Serhiy Kovalenko (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
• Viktor Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people
• Vitali Kovalenko
  • Vitali Kovalenko (born 1934), Russian volleyball player
  • Vitali Kovalenko (1947–2014), Russian chess composer
• Vyacheslav Kovalenko (born 1946), Russian diplomat
• Yevhen Kovalenko (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
• Yuriy Kovalenko (1977-2014), Ukrainian soldier and Hero of Ukraine recipient