Czech surnames
Duda: what the name means
Duda means “bagpiper”.
In January 2017, 4,711 people in Czechia were named Duda or Dudová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Ostrava370
- Around Praha282
- Around Uherské Hradiště182
- Around Kravaře174
- Around Havířov131
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 Duda mean?
Duda means “bagpiper”.
How many people are called Duda in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,711 people in Czechia were named Duda or Dudová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Duda most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Ostrava (370), Praha (282), Uherské Hradiště (182).