Kovalenko
Kovalenko, Covalenko (Ukrainian: Коваленко) is a common Ukrainian surname, used commonly to describe a blacksmith and is the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world, derived from the root "koval" meaning literally "forge". It can refer to:
- Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), a Russian bobsledder
- Alexander Andreevich Kovalenko (born 1909, Kiev), a Soviet WWII pilot, hero of the Soviet Union.
- Alexandr Covalenco (born 1978), a Moldovan (Transnistrian) footballer
- Aleksandr Kovalenko (born 1963), a retired USSR triple jumper
- Andriy Kovalenko (born 1970), an Australian water polo player
- Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), a Russian ice hockey player
- Dema Kovalenko (born 1977), a Ukrainian footballer
- Oleg Kovalenko (born 1988), a Ukrainian footballer
- Sergei Kovalenko (born 1947), a former Soviet basketball player
- Serhiy Kovalenko (born 1984), a Ukrainian footballer
- Vyacheslav Kovalenko (born 1946), a Russian diplomat
See also