Kovalenko Surname

1,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia154,5021:93349
Ukraine116,0231:3924
Kazakhstan24,2331:73045
Belarus12,6641:75012
Turkmenistan1,8991:2,891418
Transnistria1,2131:39113
United States1,0771:336,54530,365
Kyrgyzstan9811:6,0881,053
Latvia8321:2,464305
Uzbekistan6041:51,2076,261
Lithuania5501:5,517928
Israel4971:17,2192,572
Moldova3111:11,4511,975
Estonia3071:4,306394
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Spain1851:252,71416,124
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Azerbaijan1121:86,1533,159
Georgia1071:35,0055,149
France971:684,77087,242
England881:633,16037,224
Tajikistan761:110,3511,536
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Romania421:478,04536,914
Armenia411:71,4682,963
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Bulgaria341:205,26211,205
Finland301:183,22315,926
Greece291:382,06251,720
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Austria271:315,38635,058
Australia271:999,84158,390
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Norway171:302,48730,120
Abkhazia171:14,2861,605
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Croatia121:352,38432,084
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China71:195,331,65210,124
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

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 Koval

It comes from the Ukrainian word, koval, which means a 'smith'.

- kovalenkin

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

Kovalenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovalenko in the Georgian language
კოვალენკოkovalenko-
Kovalenko in the Russian language
Коваленкоkovalenko-

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