Czech surnames
Vala: what the name means
Vala: from the first name Valentin (Valentine).
In January 2017, 3,645 people in Czechia were named Vala or Valová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Brno246
- Around Ostrava240
- Around Třebíč171
- Around Znojmo162
- Around Jihlava155
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 Vala mean?
Vala: from the first name Valentin (Valentine).
How many people are called Vala in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,645 people in Czechia were named Vala or Valová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vala most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Brno (246), Ostrava (240), Třebíč (171).