Kovalenko ( uk, Коваленко) is a very common

Ukrainian surname By the 18th century almost all Ukrainians had family names. Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words. Surna ...

. It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent of ''

Smithson Smithson or Smythson is an English surname and (less often) a given name. Notable people bearing the name include: Architects *Alison and Peter Smithson, 20th-century British architects *Robert Smythson, 16th-century English architect, father of a ...

'' in the English-speaking world, derived from the root ''koval'' ( uk, коваль; meaning literally "

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

"). It can refer to: * Aleksandr Kovalenko (Alexandr, Alexander) ** Aleksandr Kovalenko (born 1963), retired USSR triple jumper ** Alexander Andreevich Kovalenko (born 1909), Soviet WWII pilot, hero of the Soviet Union ** Alexandr Covalenco (born 1978), Moldovan footballer ** Oleksandr Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people * Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), Russian bobsledder *

Anastassia Kovalenko Anastassia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this given name include the following * Anastassia Kovalenko (born 1991), Estonian motorcycle road racer * Anastassia Khozissova (born 1979), Russian model * Anastassia Michaeli (born 1975), ...

(born 1991), Estonian motorcycle road racer * Andrei Kovalenko **

Andrei Kovalenko Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born June 7, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Aval ...

(born 1970), Russian ice hockey player ** Andriy Kovalenko (born 1970), Australian water polo player * Bohdan Kovalenko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer *

Dema Kovalenko Dmytro "Dema" Kovalenko ( uk, Дмитро (Діма) Коваленко; born 28 August 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his playing career in the United States after moving there i ...

(born 1977), Ukrainian footballer * Igor Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Latvia *

Irina Kovalenko Irina Kovalenko (russian: Ирина Коваленко; 1984 Murmansk) is a Russian model. She won “Miss Murmansk” and “ The Beauty of Russia” titles in 2001. She represented Russia at Miss World pageant same year and she made it to the ...

(born 1984), Russian model * Iryna Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian high jumper * Kostiantyn Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer * Lyudmyla Kovalenko, Ukrainian writer * Lyudmyla Kovalenko (b. 1989), Ukrainian athlete * Oleksandr Kovalenko (footballer) (1976 – 2010), Ukrainian footballer * Oleg Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Sergei Kovalenko ** Sergei Kovalenko (born 1947), former Soviet basketball player ** Serhiy Kovalenko (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer * Viktor Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people * Vitali Kovalenko ** Vitali Kovalenko (born 1934), Russian volleyball player ** Vitali Kovalenko (1947–2014), Russian chess composer *

Vyacheslav Kovalenko Vyacheslav Yevgenevich Kovalenko (russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Коваленко) (born 27 March 1946) is a career diplomat and a former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia. He serv ...

(born 1946), Russian diplomat * Yevhen Kovalenko (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer * Yuriy Kovalenko (1977-2014), Ukrainian soldier and Hero of Ukraine recipient

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