Koval (surname)

Koval (Коваль) is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world. Notable people with the name include:


 * Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
 * Andriy Koval (born 1983), Ukrainian football player
 * Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater
 * George Koval (1913–2006), spy for the Soviet Union in the United States
 * Ihor Koval (born 1955), Ukrainian historian and political scholar
 * Ivan Koval-Samborsky (1893–1962), Ukrainian stage and film actor
 * J. J. Koval (born 1992), American soccer player
 * Maksym Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
 * Mykhailo Koval (born 1956), Ukrainian military officer, Minister of Defence of Ukraine
 * Mykola Koval (born 1952), Ukrainian operatic baritone
 * Oleksandr Koval (born 1974), Ukrainian football coach and former player
 * Peter Kovál (born 1965), American professional photographer
 * Ramona Koval (born 1954), Australian reporter
 * Robin Koval (born 1955), American businesswoman, author and CEO and president of Truth Initiative
 * Stanislav Koval (born 2002), Ukrainian football player
 * Vera Koval (born 1983), Russian judoka
 * Viktor Koval (1947–2021), Russian writer, poet and actor
 * Viktoriya Koval (born 1985), Ukrainian archery athlete
 * Vital Koval (born 1980), Belarusian ice hockey goaltender
 * Vitalina Koval (born 1990), Ukrainian LGBT rights activist
 * Vitaliy Koval (born 1981), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician
 * Vlada Koval (born 2001), Russian tennis player
 * Vladimir Koval (born 1975), Ukrainian-Canadian football player
 * Volodymyr Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football player
 * Yevgeni Koval (born 1973), Russian football player
 * Yuriy Koval (born 1958), Ukrainian football coach, Director of Sport for the club Zorya Luhansk, and former player
 * Yuriy Koval (born 1980), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Yury Koval (1938–1995), Russian author