Czech surnames
Dohnal: what the name means
Dohnal means “he caught up”.
In January 2017, 5,714 people in Czechia were named Dohnal or Dohnalová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha490
- Around Brno265
- Around Olomouc205
- Around Přerov187
- Around Jihlava182
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Dohnal mean?
Dohnal means “he caught up”.
How many people are called Dohnal in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,714 people in Czechia were named Dohnal or Dohnalová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dohnal most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (490), Brno (265), Olomouc (205).