Czech surnames
Vlk: what the name means
Vlk means “wolf”.
In January 2017, 6,579 people in Czechia were named Vlk or Vlková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha749
- Around Brno206
- Around České Budějovice159
- Around Liberec129
- Around Ostrava123
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 Vlk mean?
Vlk means “wolf”.
How many people are called Vlk in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,579 people in Czechia were named Vlk or Vlková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vlk most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (749), Brno (206), České Budějovice (159).