Czech surnames
Zelenka: what the name means
Zelenka means “the green one”: or a young, green lad.
In January 2017, 6,236 people in Czechia were named Zelenka or Zelenková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha986
- Around Rakovník164
- Around Černošice151
- Around Kladno148
- Around Nýřany142
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 Zelenka mean?
Zelenka means “the green one”: or a young, green lad.
How many people are called Zelenka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,236 people in Czechia were named Zelenka or Zelenková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Zelenka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (986), Rakovník (164), Černošice (151).