Surname
Bodnar
234
Bearers
7340.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 56 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Bodnar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 81 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 47 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 18 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 14 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 234 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 81 |
| 2 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 12 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 4 | Opava | 8 |
| 5 | Brno | 6 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 7 | Kladno | 5 |
| 8 | Mělník | 5 |
| 9 | Vlašim | 5 |
| 10 | Liberec | 5 |
| 11 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 4 |
| 12 | Kaplice | 4 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 4 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 4 |
| 15 | Karviná | 4 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 17 | Benešov | 3 |
| 18 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 19 | Jindřichův Hradec | 3 |
| 20 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 21 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 22 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 23 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 24 | Hodonín | 3 |
| 25 | Rakovník | 2 |
| 26 | Votice | 2 |
| 27 | Černošice | 2 |
| 28 | Český Krumlov | 2 |
| 29 | Písek | 2 |
| 30 | Cheb | 2 |
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