Czech surnames
Michálek: what the name means
Michálek means “little Michael”.
In January 2017, 6,562 people in Czechia were named Michálek or Michálková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha751
- Around Ostrava190
- Around Hradec Králové175
- Around Brno163
- Around Kopřivnice149
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 Michalek.
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 Michálek mean?
Michálek means “little Michael”.
How many people are called Michálek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,562 people in Czechia were named Michálek or Michálková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Michálek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (751), Ostrava (190), Hradec Králové (175).