Czech surnames
Votava: what the name means
Votava: from the name of the Otava river.
In January 2017, 3,153 people in Czechia were named Votava or Votavová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha469
- Around Jihlava127
- Around Brno127
- Around Třebíč95
- Around Plzeň82
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 Votava mean?
Votava: from the name of the Otava river.
How many people are called Votava in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,153 people in Czechia were named Votava or Votavová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Votava most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (469), Jihlava (127), Brno (127).