Czech surnames
Málek: what the name means
Málek means “the little one”.
In January 2017, 6,859 people in Czechia were named Málek or Málková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha701
- Around Chotěboř361
- Around Chrudim268
- Around Pardubice266
- Around Hradec Králové160
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 Malek.
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 Málek mean?
Málek means “the little one”.
How many people are called Málek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,859 people in Czechia were named Málek or Málková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Málek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (701), Chotěboř (361), Chrudim (268).