Kovalyov, often spelled as Kovalev (Russian: Ковалев), or Kovalyova, Kovaleva (feminine; Ковалёва), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from the Ukrainian word koval, which means blacksmith).
The surname may refer to:
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kovalyov (b. 1982), Russian footballerAleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalyov (b. 1975), Russian sprint canoerAlexei Kovalev (born 1973), Russian professional ice hockey playerSergey Kovalev (born 1983), Russian boxerGennady Kovalev (born 1983), Russian boxerMikhail Kovalyov (1897–1967), Soviet military leaderNikolay Kovalyov (politician) (born 1949), Russian politician, Chair of the State Duma's Veterans' Committee, former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB)Nikolay Kovalev (fencer) (born 1986), Russian sabre fencerKovalyova is the real surname of a Russian serf actress and opera singer Praskovya ZhemchugovaSergei Adamovitch Kovalev (born 1930), human rights activist and politician in post-Soviet Russia, former Soviet dissident and political prisonerSergei Nikitich Kovalev (Petrograd, August 15, 1919 – St. Petersburg, February 24, 2011), Russian designer of the U.S.S.R. nuclear submarineVladimir Kovalev (skater) (born 1953), Soviet figure skaterPasha Kovalev (born 1980), Russian professional Latin and ballroom dancer
In fiction:
Central character of Nicolai Gogol's The Nose
