Czech surnames
Uher: what the name means
Uher means “a Hungarian”: a man from the old Kingdom of Hungary.
In January 2017, 2,118 people in Czechia were named Uher or Uherová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha225
- Around Břeclav165
- Around Brno90
- Around Uherský Brod73
- Around Ostrava67
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 Uher mean?
Uher means “a Hungarian”: a man from the old Kingdom of Hungary.
How many people are called Uher in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,118 people in Czechia were named Uher or Uherová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Uher most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (225), Břeclav (165), Brno (90).