Czech surnames
Ludvík: what the name means
Ludvík: from the first name Ludvík (Louis).
In January 2017, 3,054 people in Czechia were named Ludvík or Ludvíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha359
- Around Znojmo161
- Around Hradec Králové117
- Around Brno86
- Around České Budějovice84
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 Ludvik.
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 Ludvík mean?
Ludvík: from the first name Ludvík (Louis).
How many people are called Ludvík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,054 people in Czechia were named Ludvík or Ludvíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Ludvík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (359), Znojmo (161), Hradec Králové (117).