Czech surnames
Smetana: what the name means
Smetana means “cream”: the best of the bunch.
In January 2017, 5,175 people in Czechia were named Smetana or Smetanová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha599
- Around Uherský Brod173
- Around Brno170
- Around Tábor155
- Around Ostrava146
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 Smetana mean?
Smetana means “cream”: the best of the bunch.
How many people are called Smetana in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,175 people in Czechia were named Smetana or Smetanová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Smetana most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (599), Uherský Brod (173), Brno (170).