2 369
Bearers
477.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
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 179 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Adam — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 363 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 335 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 276 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 231 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 208 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 164 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 136 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 136 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 127 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 118 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 93 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 75 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 60 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 47 |
| Total CZ | 2 369 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 335 |
| 2 | Brno | 79 |
| 3 | Kladno | 75 |
| 4 | Ivančice | 61 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 54 |
| 6 | Tábor | 50 |
| 7 | Chomutov | 49 |
| 8 | Jihlava | 48 |
| 9 | Liberec | 47 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 43 |
| 11 | Černošice | 41 |
| 12 | Havlíčkův Brod | 41 |
| 13 | Třebíč | 39 |
| 14 | Šumperk | 38 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 35 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 34 |
| 17 | Ústí nad Labem | 34 |
| 18 | Znojmo | 34 |
| 19 | Plzeň | 32 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 29 |
| 21 | Náchod | 26 |
| 22 | Turnov | 26 |
| 23 | Olomouc | 26 |
| 24 | Benešov | 25 |
| 25 | Teplice | 24 |
| 26 | Trutnov | 23 |
| 27 | Čáslav | 19 |
| 28 | Česká Lípa | 19 |
| 29 | Pelhřimov | 18 |
| 30 | Cheb | 18 |
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