Czech surnames
Kvapil: what the name means
Kvapil means “he hurried”: from the verb kvapit, to hurry.
In January 2017, 4,428 people in Czechia were named Kvapil or Kvapilová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Olomouc360
- Around Praha332
- Around Prostějov188
- Around Brno142
- Around Litovel139
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 Kvapil mean?
Kvapil means “he hurried”: from the verb kvapit, to hurry.
How many people are called Kvapil in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,428 people in Czechia were named Kvapil or Kvapilová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kvapil most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Olomouc (360), Praha (332), Prostějov (188).