Kovalyov

Kovalyov, often spelled as Kovalev (Russian: Ковалев), or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (Ковалёва), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval (коваль), which means "blacksmith").

The surname may refer to:


In fiction:

Central character of Nicolai Gogol's The Nose

See also

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