Czech surnames
Polívka: what the name means
Polívka: soup.
In January 2017, 3,321 people in Czechia were named Polívka or Polívková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha376
- Around Plzeň228
- Around Chotěboř100
- Around Chrudim79
- Around Liberec73
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 Polivka.
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 Polívka mean?
Polívka: soup.
How many people are called Polívka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,321 people in Czechia were named Polívka or Polívková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Polívka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (376), Plzeň (228), Chotěboř (100).