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Kovalev Surname Meaning

Russian Belorussian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Koval ‘smith’ formed with the Russian possessive suffix -ëv.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Kovalev life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1985, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Kovalev in 1963 was 78, and 76 in 2003.

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