Vlček Surname

60,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Vlček Surname User-submission:

The Vlček family name is from Bohemia (Czechia). Vlk means 'wolf' in Czech. Females with the surname use the form Vlčeková.

Vlček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7,0681:1,50458
Slovakia1,0361:5,151394
Serbia1561:45,8014,550
Croatia291:145,81420,021
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Vlcek (1,856) are calculated separately.

Vlček Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vlček family name is from Bohemia (Czechia). Vlk means 'wolf' in Czech. Females with the surname use the form Vlčeková.

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Vlček Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vlček Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Vlček is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Vlcek. Click here for other potential spellings of Vlček.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlček? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,725th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 878,865 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vlček live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 7,068 people, or 1 in 1,504. In Czechia Vlček is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent are found, Prague, where 11 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Czechia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 12 percent are found and Serbia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlcek931,856/
Vilček91515/
Velček9177/
Vlčík8045/
Vlčik802/
Wlček802/
Vlčeková77300/
Vilcek73253/
Vlchek7384/
Velcek7353/
Vlcsek7323/
Velzek7319/
Wilček7318/
Velčík7312/
Vlceck733/
Velčeková7123/
Vilcsek67191/
Vlčkova67174/
Vilchek67161/
Velchek6777/
Vylchek6734/
Vilczek6720/
Viltsek678/
Vilscek675/
Vltchek673/
Vilceck672/
Villzek671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vlček
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