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Kovalenko

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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:

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