490
Bearers
3169.
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 78 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Blažej — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 104 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 78 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 55 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 53 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 52 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 40 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 33 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 19 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 14 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 13 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 490 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 62 |
| 2 | Břeclav | 53 |
| 3 | Opava | 36 |
| 4 | Praha | 33 |
| 5 | Vrchlabí | 26 |
| 6 | Ústí nad Labem | 14 |
| 7 | Varnsdorf | 13 |
| 8 | Brno | 13 |
| 9 | Holice | 11 |
| 10 | Přelouč | 11 |
| 11 | Beroun | 9 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 9 |
| 13 | Hodonín | 9 |
| 14 | Kutná Hora | 8 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 16 | Liberec | 8 |
| 17 | Lovosice | 8 |
| 18 | Karlovy Vary | 7 |
| 19 | Litoměřice | 7 |
| 20 | Havlíčkův Brod | 7 |
| 21 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 22 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 23 | Most | 5 |
| 24 | Roudnice nad Labem | 5 |
| 25 | Vysoké Mýto | 5 |
| 26 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 28 | Černošice | 4 |
| 29 | Náchod | 4 |
| 30 | Trutnov | 4 |
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