956
Bearers
1454.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational suffix
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 110 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Bečvář — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 192 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 174 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 154 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 142 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 102 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 43 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 29 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 25 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 24 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 21 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| Total CZ | 956 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 142 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 60 |
| 3 | Písek | 45 |
| 4 | Strakonice | 40 |
| 5 | Kladno | 34 |
| 6 | Slaný | 31 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 27 |
| 8 | Karlovy Vary | 22 |
| 9 | Sedlčany | 20 |
| 10 | Brno | 19 |
| 11 | Blovice | 18 |
| 12 | Most | 18 |
| 13 | Chomutov | 17 |
| 14 | Domažlice | 15 |
| 15 | Rakovník | 14 |
| 16 | Horažďovice | 14 |
| 17 | Týn nad Vltavou | 13 |
| 18 | Klatovy | 13 |
| 19 | Černošice | 12 |
| 20 | Prachatice | 12 |
| 21 | Vodňany | 12 |
| 22 | Litvínov | 12 |
| 23 | Milevsko | 11 |
| 24 | Louny | 11 |
| 25 | Mladá Boleslav | 10 |
| 26 | Hradec Králové | 10 |
| 27 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 28 | Soběslav | 8 |
| 29 | Trutnov | 8 |
| 30 | Příbram | 7 |
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