Czech surnames
Skála: what the name means
Skála means “rock”.
In January 2017, 4,319 people in Czechia were named Skála or Skálová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha730
- Around Plzeň150
- Around Brno116
- Around České Budějovice74
- Around Pardubice74
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 Skala.
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 Skála mean?
Skála means “rock”.
How many people are called Skála in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,319 people in Czechia were named Skála or Skálová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Skála most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (730), Plzeň (150), Brno (116).