Czech surnames
Klein: what the name means
Klein: small — from German klein; a small man or the younger one.
In January 2017, 3,221 people in Czechia were named Klein or Kleinová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha257
- Around Brno192
- Around Opava184
- Around Ostrava164
- Around Židlochovice92
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 Klein mean?
Klein: small — from German klein; a small man or the younger one.
How many people are called Klein in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,221 people in Czechia were named Klein or Kleinová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Klein most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (257), Brno (192), Opava (184).