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Surname

Chovanová

Male form: Chovan

157 Bearers
11041. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Chovánek. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

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 58 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Chovanová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 24
2 Jihomoravský kraj 21
3 Moravskoslezský kraj 18
4 Olomoucký kraj 16
5 Plzeňský kraj 15
6 Liberecký kraj 12
7 Jihočeský kraj 11
8 Ústecký kraj 10
9 Pardubický kraj 9
10 Hlavní město Praha 8
11 Kraj Vysočina 6
12 Královéhradecký kraj 4
13 Zlínský kraj 3
Total CZ157
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Brno 11
2 Ostrava 11
3 Praha 8
4 Kladno 8
5 Jeseník 7
6 Rakovník 6
7 České Budějovice 6
8 Plzeň 6
9 Česká Lípa 6
10 Tišnov 5
11 Domažlice 4
12 Rumburk 4
13 Chrudim 4
14 Velké Meziříčí 4
15 Kutná Hora 3
16 Nýřany 3
17 Tanvald 3
18 Vrchlabí 3
19 Prostějov 3
20 Uničov 3
21 Zábřeh 3
22 Mladá Boleslav 2
23 Jindřichův Hradec 2
24 Prachatice 2
25 Jablonec nad Nisou 2
26 Most 2
27 Holice 2
28 Zlín 2
29 Hustopeče 2
30 Hlučín 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