Czech surnames
Král: what the name means
Král means “king”: often a nickname, or the “king” of a village festival.
In January 2017, 20,390 people in Czechia were named Král or Králová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,447
- Around Brno585
- Around Ostrava523
- Around Plzeň453
- Around Olomouc380
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Kral.
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 Král mean?
Král means “king”: often a nickname, or the “king” of a village festival.
How many people are called Král in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 20,390 people in Czechia were named Král or Králová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Král most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,447), Brno (585), Ostrava (523).