Koval (Коваль) literally translates as forge or blacksmith. The suffix -chuk denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to
English surname
Smith. It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnames
Kowalczyk and
Kowalski.
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