Kovalchuk
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Kovalchuk(UkrainianandRussian:Ковальчук),Kavalchuk(Belarusian:Кавальчук),Kowalczuk(Polish),Covalciuc(Romanian), also transliterated asKowalchuk(in theNorth Americandiaspora), is a commonEast Slavic surname(one of the most popular inUkraine).[1]The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD inKievan Rus.[citation needed]
Koval(Коваль) literally translates asforgeorblacksmith.The suffix-chukdenoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality toEnglishsurnameSmith.It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnamesKowalczykandKowalski.
InEast Slavic languages,the correctpronunciationis ko-vahl-CHOOK. AmongUkrainian Canadians,the pronunciation ko-WAL-chuk is more common.[citation needed]
People
[edit]Kovalchuk
[edit]- Andrey Kovalchuk(born 1959), Russian sculptor
- Andrii Kovalchuk(born 1972), Ukrainian general
- Anna Kovalchuk(born 1977), Russian actress
- Boris Kovalchuk(born 1977), Russian official, son of Yury Kovalchuk
- Ekaterina Kovalchuk(born 1990), Belarusian footballer
- Ilya Kovalchuk(born 1983), Russian ice hockey player
- Kyrylo Kovalchuk(born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
- Mikhail Kovalchuk(born 1946), Russian physicist and politician
- Oleksii Kovalchuk(born 1989), Ukrainian poker player
- Olga Kovalchuk(born 1976), Ukrainian Paralympic sport shooter
- Petro Kovalchuk(born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
- Sergey Petrovich Kovalchuk(born 1973), Belarusian footballer
- Tatiana Kovalchuk(born 1979), Ukrainian tennis player
- Victoria Kovalchuk(1954–2021), Ukrainian artist
- Yury Kovalchuk(born 1951), Russian businessman and financier
Kavalchuk
[edit]- Aksana Kavalchuk(born 1979), Belarusian volleyball player
- Maksim Kavalchuk(born 2000), Belarusian footballer
- Syarhey Kavalchuk(born 1978), Belarusian footballer
Kowalczuk
[edit]- Aleksandra Kowalczuk(born 1996), Polish taekwondo practitioner
- Chris Kowalczuk(born 1985), Canadian football player
- Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk(born 1967), German historian and author
- Jadwiga Kowalczuk(1931–1998), Polish athlete
Other
[edit]- Ed Kowalchuk(1926–2003), Canadian politician
- John Russell Kowalchuk(1921–2000), Canadian politician
- Serghei Covalciuc(born 1982), Moldovan-Ukrainian footballer
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containingKovalchuk
- All pages with titles containingKavalchuk
- All pages with titles containingKowalczuk
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