Czech surnames
Michal: what the name means
Michal: from the first name Michal (Michael).
In January 2017, 2,342 people in Czechia were named Michal or Michalová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha300
- Around České Budějovice166
- Around Velké Meziříčí70
- Around Jindřichův Hradec62
- Around Plzeň49
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 Michal mean?
Michal: from the first name Michal (Michael).
How many people are called Michal in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,342 people in Czechia were named Michal or Michalová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Michal most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (300), České Budějovice (166), Velké Meziříčí (70).