Kovalenko ( 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 ( Ukrainian: коваль; meaning literally " blacksmith"). Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksandr Kovalenko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), Russian bobsledder
• Anastassia Kovalenko (born 1991), Estonian motorcycle road racer
• Andrei Kovalenko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bohdan Kovalenko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
• Dema Kovalenko (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
• Igor Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Latvia
• Irina Kovalenko (born 1984), Russian model
• Iryna Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian high jumper
• Kostiantyn Kovalenko (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
• Lyudmyla Kovalenko (born 1989), Ukrainian athlete
• Oleg Kovalenko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
• Oleksandr Kovalenko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Oleksii Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (1981–2022), Ukrainian military pilot
• Sergey Kovalenko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Viktor Kovalenko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Vitali Kovalenko (born 1934), Russian volleyball player
• Vyacheslav Kovalenko (born 1946), Russian diplomat
• Yevhen Kovalenko (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
• Yuriy Kovalenko (1977–2014), Ukrainian soldier and Hero of Ukraine recipient
• Yuriy Kovalenko (1966-2023), Ukrainian scientist, archaeologist, local historian, teacher, musician, and staff sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

See also

• All pages with titles containing Kovalenko
• Koval (surname)
• Kovalyov, a surname

Surname list

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