Czech surnames
Prokeš: what the name means
Prokeš: from the first name Prokop (Procopius).
In January 2017, 5,196 people in Czechia were named Prokeš or Prokešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Brno479
- Around Praha456
- Around České Budějovice206
- Around Ostrava154
- Around Třebíč124
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 Prokes.
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 Prokeš mean?
Prokeš: from the first name Prokop (Procopius).
How many people are called Prokeš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,196 people in Czechia were named Prokeš or Prokešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Prokeš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Brno (479), Praha (456), České Budějovice (206).