Czech surnames
Kouba: what the name means
Kouba: from the first name Jakub (Jacob).
In January 2017, 4,618 people in Czechia were named Kouba or Koubová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha677
- Around České Budějovice248
- Around Strakonice157
- Around Hradec Králové129
- Around Prachatice123
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 Kouba mean?
Kouba: from the first name Jakub (Jacob).
How many people are called Kouba in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,618 people in Czechia were named Kouba or Koubová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kouba most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (677), České Budějovice (248), Strakonice (157).