Kovalenko
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Kovalenko, Covalenko (Ukrainian: Коваленко) is a very common Ukrainian surname.
It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent of "Smithson" in the English-speaking world, derived from the root "koval" (meaning literally "smith"). It can refer to:
- Aleksandr Kovalenko (born 1963), retired USSR triple jumper
- Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), Russian bobsledder
- Alexander Andreevich Kovalenko (born 1909), Soviet WWII pilot, hero of the Soviet Union
- Alexandr Covalenco (born 1978), Moldovan footballer
- Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), Russian ice hockey player
- Andriy Kovalenko (born 1970), Australian water polo player
- Dema Kovalenko (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
- Igor Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Latvia
- Irina Kovalenko (born 1984), Russian model
- Oleksandr Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people
- Oleg Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
- Sergei Kovalenko (born 1947), former Soviet basketball player
- Serhiy Kovalenko (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
- Viktor Kovalenko (disambiguation), several people
- Vitali Kovalenko (born 1934), Russian volleyball player
- Vitali Kovalenko (1947–2014), Russian chess composer
- Vyacheslav Kovalenko (born 1946), Russian diplomat
- Yevhen Kovalenko (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
See also
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