5 422
Bearers
126.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of an Old Czech given name (Burian).
Origin: from an Old Czech 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 196 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Bureš — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 761 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 716 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 573 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 533 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 442 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 419 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 381 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 341 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 299 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 276 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 189 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 182 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 159 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 151 |
| Total CZ | 5 422 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 533 |
| 2 | Brno | 187 |
| 3 | Chrudim | 155 |
| 4 | Prostějov | 153 |
| 5 | Plzeň | 134 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 122 |
| 7 | Uherské Hradiště | 110 |
| 8 | Klatovy | 98 |
| 9 | Hlinsko | 89 |
| 10 | Hradec Králové | 85 |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 77 |
| 12 | Liberec | 71 |
| 13 | Ústí nad Labem | 69 |
| 14 | Olomouc | 69 |
| 15 | Kladno | 68 |
| 16 | Svitavy | 65 |
| 17 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 65 |
| 18 | Rakovník | 64 |
| 19 | Chomutov | 64 |
| 20 | Vysoké Mýto | 64 |
| 21 | Ivančice | 60 |
| 22 | Nymburk | 59 |
| 23 | Hodonín | 59 |
| 24 | Trutnov | 56 |
| 25 | Litomyšl | 53 |
| 26 | Zlín | 52 |
| 27 | Beroun | 48 |
| 28 | Náchod | 48 |
| 29 | Polička | 48 |
| 30 | Přerov | 48 |
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