Kovalenko Surname
Approximately 317,619 people bear this surname
Kovalenko Surname User-submission:
Koval (Ukrainian: Коваль) is a Ukrainian language surname. The word means 'blacksmith', making Koval the equivalent of Smith in the English-speaking world.
Kovalenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 154,502 | 1:933 | 49 |
| Ukraine | 116,023 | 1:392 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 24,233 | 1:730 | 45 |
| Belarus | 12,664 | 1:750 | 12 |
| Turkmenistan | 1,899 | 1:2,891 | 418 |
| Transnistria | 1,213 | 1:391 | 13 |
| United States | 1,077 | 1:336,545 | 30,365 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 981 | 1:6,088 | 1,053 |
| Latvia | 832 | 1:2,464 | 305 |
| Uzbekistan | 604 | 1:51,207 | 6,261 |
| Lithuania | 550 | 1:5,517 | 928 |
| Israel | 497 | 1:17,219 | 2,572 |
| Moldova | 311 | 1:11,451 | 1,975 |
| Estonia | 307 | 1:4,306 | 394 |
| Canada | 219 | 1:168,245 | 16,926 |
| Germany | 216 | 1:372,710 | 35,308 |
| Spain | 185 | 1:252,714 | 16,124 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 112 | 1:86,153 | 3,159 |
| Georgia | 107 | 1:35,005 | 5,149 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Tajikistan | 76 | 1:110,351 | 1,536 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| Armenia | 41 | 1:71,468 | 2,963 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Bulgaria | 34 | 1:205,262 | 11,205 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Abkhazia | 17 | 1:14,286 | 1,605 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
The alternate forms: Kovaļenko (3) are calculated separately.
Kovalenko (16) may also be a first name.
Kovalenko Surname Meaning
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 KovalIt comes from the Ukrainian word, koval, which means a 'smith'.
- kovalenkinKovalenko Demographics
Kovalenko Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kovalenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovalenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovalenko (Georgian: კოვალენკო, Russian: Коваленко) occurs most in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kovaļenko. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovalenko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kovalenko is the 1,732nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,944 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kovalenko are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
Kovalenko is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 154,502 people, or 1 in 933. In Russia it is mostly found in: Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia Kovalenko occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 37 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live.
Kovalenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States Kovalenko are 11.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kovalenko earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning 419,823 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $48,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovaļenko | 96 | 3 | / |
| Kovalencko | 95 | 6 | / |
| Kovalennko | 95 | 4 | / |
| Kovalienko | 95 | 4 | / |
| Kovalenkoo | 95 | 4 | / |
| Kovalenkko | 95 | 3 | / |
| Khovalenko | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kovalenkoa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kovaelenko | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kovaalenko | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kovalnko | 94 | 7 | / |
| Kowalenko | 89 | 890 | / |
| Kovolenko | 89 | 620 | / |
| Kavalenko | 89 | 325 | / |
| Kovalenka | 89 | 135 | / |
| Kobalenko | 89 | 40 | / |
| Kovalenco | 89 | 17 | / |
| Kovalemko | 89 | 13 | / |
| Kovelenko | 89 | 12 | / |
| Covalenko | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kovalinko | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kovalnnko | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kovaelnko | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kowallenko | 84 | 2 | / |
| Covalencko | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kovalyonko | 84 | 1 | / |
| Covalenco | 78 | 2,038 | / |
| Kavalenka | 78 | 146 | / |
| Kowaleńko | 78 | 58 | / |
| Kavolenko | 78 | 43 | / |
| Kowolenko | 78 | 34 | / |
| Kovolenka | 78 | 15 | / |
| Kobalenco | 78 | 9 | / |
| Kobolenko | 78 | 8 | / |
| Kovalinka | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kabalenko | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kawalenko | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kavelenko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cavalenko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kowelenko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kovolenco | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cavalenco | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kovolinco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavolenco | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cavalinka | 56 | 1 | / |
Kovalenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovalenko in the Georgian language | ||
| კოვალენკო | kovalenko | - |
| Kovalenko in the Russian language | ||
| Коваленко | kovalenko | - |
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