Czech surnames
Kafka: what the name means
Kafka: jackdaw — from kavka; in Jewish families also from the name Jakob.
In January 2017, 3,526 people in Czechia were named Kafka or Kafková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha482
- Around Brno89
- Around Třebíč79
- Around Náměšť nad Oslavou78
- Around Pardubice65
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 Kafka mean?
Kafka: jackdaw — from kavka; in Jewish families also from the name Jakob.
How many people are called Kafka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,526 people in Czechia were named Kafka or Kafková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kafka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (482), Brno (89), Třebíč (79).