Czech surnames
Kalina: what the name means
Kalina means “guelder rose”: perhaps from the shrub or its red berries.
In January 2017, 5,099 people in Czechia were named Kalina or Kalinová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha744
- Around Brno222
- Around Jihlava167
- Around České Budějovice127
- Around Plzeň113
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 Kalina mean?
Kalina means “guelder rose”: perhaps from the shrub or its red berries.
How many people are called Kalina in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,099 people in Czechia were named Kalina or Kalinová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kalina most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (744), Brno (222), Jihlava (167).