3 404
Bearers
277.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
From nature
The feminine form of the surname Vlk. Nickname for a fierce, dangerous person.
Origin: from Czech 'vlk' (wolf)
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 187 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vlková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 449 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 410 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 400 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 318 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 307 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 241 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 213 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 189 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 171 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 168 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 163 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 156 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 123 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 96 |
| Total CZ | 3 404 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 410 |
| 2 | Brno | 122 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 75 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 75 |
| 5 | Uherský Brod | 67 |
| 6 | Liberec | 62 |
| 7 | Uherské Hradiště | 61 |
| 8 | Břeclav | 59 |
| 9 | Kladno | 57 |
| 10 | Prostějov | 57 |
| 11 | Pelhřimov | 55 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 55 |
| 13 | Ústí nad Labem | 52 |
| 14 | Milevsko | 51 |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 51 |
| 16 | Teplice | 50 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 49 |
| 18 | Jindřichův Hradec | 47 |
| 19 | Strakonice | 45 |
| 20 | Kolín | 42 |
| 21 | Černošice | 40 |
| 22 | Písek | 40 |
| 23 | Zlín | 39 |
| 24 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 34 |
| 25 | Pardubice | 34 |
| 26 | Frýdek-Místek | 34 |
| 27 | Tábor | 32 |
| 28 | Karlovy Vary | 32 |
| 29 | Most | 32 |
| 30 | Příbram | 31 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011