Czech surnames
Vítek: what the name means
Vítek: from the first name Vít (Vitus).
In January 2017, 9,713 people in Czechia were named Vítek or Vítková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha910
- Around Brno440
- Around Ostrava304
- Around Hradec Králové249
- Around Jihlava240
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 Vitek.
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 Vítek mean?
Vítek: from the first name Vít (Vitus).
How many people are called Vítek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 9,713 people in Czechia were named Vítek or Vítková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vítek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (910), Brno (440), Ostrava (304).