Kovalchuk (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Ковальчук), Kavalchuk ( be, Кавальчук), Kowalczuk (

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), Covalciuc (Moldovan/Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk (in the

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), is a common East Slavic surname (one of the most popular in

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).Популярні призвища та імена України
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Kievan Rus Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...

. ''Koval'' (Коваль) literally translates as ''

forge A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to th ...

'' or ''

blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...

''. The suffix ''-chuk'' denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to

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surname

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. It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnames

Kowalczyk Kowalczyk is the fifth most common surname in Poland (98,739 people in 2009).Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009'' (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). The name comes ...

and

Kowalski Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). ''Kowalski'' surname is derived from the word ''kowal'', meaning " lackmith". " Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a p ...

. In

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, the correct

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is ko-vahl-CHOOK. Among

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s, the pronunciation ko-WAL-chuk is more common.

People

Kovalchuk

Andrey Kovalchuk Andrey Nikolayevich Kovalchuk (russian: link=no, Андрей Николаевич Ковальчук; b. 7 September 1959 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian sculptor. He holds the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation (awarded i ...

(born 1959), Russian sculptor * Andriy Kovalchuk (born 1972), Ukrainian general * Anna Kovalchuk (born 1977), Russian actress * Boris Kovalchuk (born 1977), Russian official, son of Yury Kovalchuk * Ekaterina Kovalchuk (born 1990), Belarusian footballer *

Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montrea ...

(born 1983), Russian ice hockey player *

Kyrylo Kovalchuk Kyrylo Kovalchuk ( uk, Кирило Сергійович Ковальчук; ro, Chiril Covalciuc; born 11 June 1986) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian former professional footballer. Career Kovalchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC T ...

(born 1986), Ukrainian footballer *

Mikhail Kovalchuk Mikhail Valentinovich Kovalchuk (russian: Михаил Валентинович Ковальчук; born September 21, 1946 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian physicist and official. He is a brother of Yury Kovalchuk, known as "Vladimir Puti ...

(born 1946), Russian physicist and politician *

Oleksii Kovalchuk Oleksii Kovalchuk (born 18 September 1989) is a professional poker player from Ukraine who won the 2011 World Series of Poker $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed event, earning $689,739 and also winning the 2012 World Series of Poker $2,500 Om ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian poker player *

Olga Kovalchuk Olga Kovalchuk is a Ukrainian Paralympic sport shooter. She represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the silver medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol SH1 event in 2016. References ...

(born 1976), Ukrainian Paralympic sport shooter * Petro Kovalchuk (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer * Sergey Petrovich Kovalchuk (born 1973), Belarusian footballer *

Tatiana Kovalchuk Tatiana Kovalchuk (born 24 July 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Biography Kovalchuk was 16 years of age when she began playing Fed Cup tennis for Ukraine in 1996. In the same year she started on the ITF circuit and had ...

(born 1979), Ukrainian tennis player * Victoria Kovalchuk (1954–2021), Ukrainian artist *

Yury Kovalchuk Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk (russian: Ю́рий Валенти́нович Ковальчу́к; born 25 July 1951) is a Russian billionaire businessman and financier who is "reputed to be Vladimir Putin's personal banker". The Panama Papers l ...

(born 1951), Russian businessman and financier

Kavalchuk

* Aksana Kavalchuk (born 1979), Belarusian volleyball player * Maksim Kavalchuk (born 2000), Belarusian footballer *

Syarhey Kavalchuk Syarhey Kavalchuk ( be, Сяргей Кавальчук; russian: Серге́й Владимирович Ковальчук; born 9 October 1978) is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. His latest club was Krumkachy Minsk in 2015. H ...

(born 1978), Belarusian footballer

Kowalczuk

Aleksandra Kowalczuk Aleksandra Kowalczuk (born 18 December 1996) is a Polish taekwondo practitioner. She is the 2018 European heavyweight champion as she won the gold medal at the 2018 European Taekwondo Championships on the +73 kg weight category beating the ...

(born 1996), Polish taekwondo practitioner *

Chris Kowalczuk Chris Kowalczuk (born January 17, 1985) is a Canadian football guard who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 22, 2010.https://www ...

(born 1985), Canadian football player * Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk (born 1967), German historian and author * Jadwiga Kowalczuk (born 1931), Polish athlete

Other

Ed Kowalchuk Ed Kowalchuk (August 21, 1926 – June 4, 2003) was an administrator and elected official in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was president of the Manitoba Teachers Society, and chaired the Winnipeg School Board on two separate occasions. Early ...

(1926–2003), Canadian politician *

John Russell Kowalchuk John Russell Kowalchuk (August 30, 1921 – August 18, 2000) was an educator, businessman, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melville from 1967 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democrati ...

(1921–2000), Canadian politician * Serghei Covalciuc (born 1982), Moldovan-Ukrainian footballer

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