Czech surnames
Sova: what the name means
Sova means “owl”.
In January 2017, 2,566 people in Czechia were named Sova or Sovová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha380
- Around Vimperk107
- Around Olomouc93
- Around Tišnov81
- Around Brno80
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 Sova mean?
Sova means “owl”.
How many people are called Sova in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,566 people in Czechia were named Sova or Sovová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Sova most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (380), Vimperk (107), Olomouc (93).