Koval Surname

4,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Koval Surname Definition:

(Polish) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Koval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine81,3311:5609
Russia33,8141:4,262490
United States5,9461:60,9587,151
Belarus4,3581:2,180162
Kazakhstan2,5511:6,9321,068
Transnistria8841:53727
Lithuania6051:5,016804
Czechia5861:18,1462,728
Moldova4591:7,7591,261
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Kyrgyzstan3071:19,4553,396
Argentina2681:159,49013,435
Spain2241:208,71414,163
Uzbekistan2121:145,8926,970
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Slovakia1741:30,6695,399
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Turkey991:786,07538,740
England901:619,09036,665
Germany841:958,39866,883
Austria821:103,84714,900
Portugal661:157,8526,835
India541:14,204,914239,375
Azerbaijan521:185,5605,035
Georgia351:107,0169,047
France301:2,214,091176,965
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
Finland221:249,85019,707
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Norway141:367,30634,015
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Armenia111:266,3806,520
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malta11:430,2723,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles 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 Koval

Koval Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koval Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Koval (Georgian: კოვალ, Hindi: कोवल, Marathi: कोवल, Russian: Коваль) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kovál. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koval? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koval is the 4,204th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 54,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Koval reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Koval is also the 727,628th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 159 people.

The last name Koval is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 81,331 people, or 1 in 560. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Kiev, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine Koval occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Koval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Koval has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koval last name expanded 198,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koval Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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 with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.03% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovál9326/
Kovale91915/
Kovall91261/
Khoval91260/
Koveal9125/
Kovalt9123/
Koeval9119/
Kovhal918/
Kovald915/
Koival914/
Kooval912/
Kojval912/
Kovail911/
Kovayl911/
Kouval911/
Kovhale83760/
Khoival83333/
Kotvald8355/
Khovale8312/
Kotvale8311/
Kotvalt839/
Kootval837/
Kovalle834/
Khoeval831/
Kottval831/
Kovacil831/
Kowal8032,820/
Keval8015,623/
Kaval8011,190/
Coval801,288/
Kovol80140/
Kéval8012/
Kovalova771,594/
Kovalová77637/
Kothvale77142/
Kovahale7716/
Kottvald774/
Khoshval771/
Kovasild771/
Kavale737,302/
Kowald731,788/
Kowall73956/
Couval73858/
Covalt73693/
Khaval73513/
Khowal73485/
Koswal73146/
Kowale73105/
Covall7389/
Kowahl7354/
Kavall7337/
Kuival7333/
Kaeval7325/
Kkeval7319/
Kheval7317/
Kavald7317/
Kavhal7311/
Coveal7311/
Kowalt7311/
Kowail738/
Covale737/
Coeval735/
Koiwal733/
Kavail732/
Kouwal732/
Kavaal731/
Kavasl731/
Kaaval731/
Kovhol731/
Koybal731/
Cotval731/
Kavaul731/
Kovole731/
Covaul731/
Kohwal731/
Cooval730/
Covald730/
Khovalova715/
Koval'ova711/
Khavale6713,007/
Kavhale673,244/
Koubail67136/
Khoiwal6776/
Covalle6737/
Couvall6732/
Kathval6719/
Kowalle6717/
Koshwal6716/
Kavalle6715/
Kohwald6713/
Khatval6712/
Kasvale6712/
Kavaale6711/
Khowale6711/
Koswald6710/
Kaavale678/
Khoowal676/
Covacel676/
Kahvale675/
Kavalhe675/
Kowhale674/
Kautval673/
Kohwalt673/
Kavahle672/
Khoubal672/
Khavaal671/
Khohwal671/
Kashval671/
Kovhole671/
Kothual671/
Kowalhs671/
Khaaval671/
Kavaalp671/
Koswalt671/
Covalhe671/

Koval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koval in the Georgian language
კოვალkoval-
Koval in the Hindi language
कोवलkovala-
Koval in the Marathi language
कोवलkovala64.29
कोवालkovala35.71
Koval in the Russian language
Ковальkoval-

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