6 438
Bearers
88.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
By origin
A Czech – a member of the Czech nation, often a nickname abroad.
Origin: from the ethnonym Čech (Czech)
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 203 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Čech — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 199 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 680 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 622 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 592 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 565 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 489 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 448 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 388 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 379 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 305 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 260 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 202 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 175 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 134 |
| Total CZ | 6 438 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 565 |
| 2 | Brno | 334 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 184 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 163 |
| 5 | Třebíč | 161 |
| 6 | Opava | 137 |
| 7 | Znojmo | 110 |
| 8 | Jihlava | 96 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 94 |
| 10 | Hodonín | 91 |
| 11 | Zlín | 86 |
| 12 | Břeclav | 85 |
| 13 | Uherské Hradiště | 85 |
| 14 | Rakovník | 82 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 78 |
| 16 | Nýřany | 77 |
| 17 | Prostějov | 72 |
| 18 | Kyjov | 68 |
| 19 | Ivančice | 66 |
| 20 | Šlapanice | 66 |
| 21 | Hranice | 65 |
| 22 | Moravský Krumlov | 63 |
| 23 | Přerov | 60 |
| 24 | Nymburk | 57 |
| 25 | Šumperk | 57 |
| 26 | Černošice | 56 |
| 27 | Česká Lípa | 56 |
| 28 | Hradec Králové | 56 |
| 29 | Most | 54 |
| 30 | Kolín | 52 |
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