Czech surnames
Vácha: what the name means
Vácha: from a pet form of the first name Václav (Wenceslas) or Vavřinec (Lawrence).
In January 2017, 3,950 people in Czechia were named Vácha or Váchová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha664
- Around České Budějovice233
- Around Tábor198
- Around Havlíčkův Brod140
- Around Jihlava136
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 Vacha.
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 Vácha mean?
Vácha: from a pet form of the first name Václav (Wenceslas) or Vavřinec (Lawrence).
How many people are called Vácha in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,950 people in Czechia were named Vácha or Váchová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vácha most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (664), České Budějovice (233), Tábor (198).