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Surname

Vrba

Female form: Vrbová

3 542 Bearers
265. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

From nature

From the willow tree, often by where one lived.

Origin: from Czech 'vrba' (willow)

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 193 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Vrba — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 466
2 Jihomoravský kraj 389
3 Hlavní město Praha 380
4 Plzeňský kraj 321
5 Olomoucký kraj 294
6 Jihočeský kraj 283
7 Ústecký kraj 246
8 Moravskoslezský kraj 232
9 Zlínský kraj 227
10 Karlovarský kraj 165
11 Pardubický kraj 153
12 Kraj Vysočina 145
13 Královéhradecký kraj 128
14 Liberecký kraj 113
Total CZ3 542
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 380
2 Brno 146
3 Plzeň 104
4 Olomouc 104
5 Ostrava 72
6 Zlín 66
7 Beroun 58
8 Prostějov 54
9 Třebíč 53
10 Karlovy Vary 52
11 Pardubice 50
12 České Budějovice 48
13 Cheb 46
14 Kolín 45
15 Liberec 42
16 Znojmo 41
17 Sokolov 40
18 Jindřichův Hradec 37
19 Písek 37
20 Strakonice 37
21 Kladno 36
22 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 35
23 Ústí nad Labem 35
24 Příbram 34
25 Nýřany 34
26 Teplice 33
27 Hodonín 33
28 Černošice 32
29 Kroměříž 32
30 Přerov 32

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