Czech surnames
Koudelka: what the name means
Koudelka means “a tuft of flax”: perhaps pale, wispy hair.
In January 2017, 4,932 people in Czechia were named Koudelka or Koudelková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha496
- Around Brno289
- Around Prostějov227
- Around Boskovice169
- Around České Budějovice105
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 Koudelka mean?
Koudelka means “a tuft of flax”: perhaps pale, wispy hair.
How many people are called Koudelka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,932 people in Czechia were named Koudelka or Koudelková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Koudelka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (496), Brno (289), Prostějov (227).