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
The surname Kovalenko (Georgian: კოვალენკო, Russian: Коваленко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kovaļenko. Click here for further possible spellings of Kovalenko.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovalenko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,732nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,944 people. The surname Kovalenko 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 widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
Kovalenko is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 154,502 people, or 1 in 933. In Russia Kovalenko is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 86 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 37 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent are found.
Kovalenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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 those holding the Kovalenko surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.22% being registered with the 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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