Koval Surname
Approximately 133,538 people bear this surname
Koval Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 81,331 | 1:560 | 9 |
| Russia | 33,814 | 1:4,262 | 490 |
| United States | 5,946 | 1:60,958 | 7,151 |
| Belarus | 4,358 | 1:2,180 | 162 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,551 | 1:6,932 | 1,068 |
| Transnistria | 884 | 1:537 | 27 |
| Lithuania | 605 | 1:5,016 | 804 |
| Czechia | 586 | 1:18,146 | 2,728 |
| Moldova | 459 | 1:7,759 | 1,261 |
| Canada | 358 | 1:102,921 | 11,137 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 307 | 1:19,455 | 3,396 |
| Argentina | 268 | 1:159,490 | 13,435 |
| Spain | 224 | 1:208,714 | 14,163 |
| Uzbekistan | 212 | 1:145,892 | 6,970 |
| Brazil | 208 | 1:1,029,204 | 36,297 |
| Slovakia | 174 | 1:30,669 | 5,399 |
| Estonia | 161 | 1:8,210 | 1,081 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Turkey | 99 | 1:786,075 | 38,740 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Germany | 84 | 1:958,398 | 66,883 |
| Austria | 82 | 1:103,847 | 14,900 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Azerbaijan | 52 | 1:185,560 | 5,035 |
| Georgia | 35 | 1:107,016 | 9,047 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Tajikistan | 25 | 1:335,468 | 2,548 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | 1:153,757 | 10,076 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Abkhazia | 6 | 1:40,478 | 2,603 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kovál (26) are calculated separately.
Koval (159) may also be a first name.
Koval Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) The worker in metals, a smith.
User-submitted Reference
Koval (Ukrainian: Коваль) is a Ukrainian language surname. The word means 'blacksmith', making Koval the equivalent of Smith in the English-speaking world.
- Abe KovalKoval Demographics
Average Koval Salary in
United States
$46,595 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koval Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koval Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koval (Georgian: კოვალ, Hindi: कोवल, Marathi: कोवल, Russian: Коваль) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kovál. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koval? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,204th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 54,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Koval reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 727,628th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 159 people.
The last name Koval is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 81,331 people, or 1 in 560. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 9 percent live and Kiev, where 8 percent live. Aside from Ukraine Koval is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Koval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Koval has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koval last name rose 198,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Koval Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Koval last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Koval last name are 11.26% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.03% registered with the party.
The amount Koval earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $52,156 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koval Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koval in the Georgian language | ||
| კოვალ | koval | - |
| Koval in the Hindi language | ||
| कोवल | kovala | - |
| Koval in the Marathi language | ||
| कोवल | kovala | 64.29 |
| कोवाल | kovala | 35.71 |
| Koval in the Russian language | ||
| Коваль | koval | - |
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