254
Bearers
6701.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic 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 68 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Chu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 40 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 34 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 29 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 28 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 24 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 24 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 20 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 254 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 40 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 18 |
| 3 | Mladá Boleslav | 13 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 13 |
| 5 | Brno | 13 |
| 6 | Cheb | 12 |
| 7 | Tachov | 11 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 11 |
| 9 | Teplice | 9 |
| 10 | Pardubice | 8 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 12 | Kladno | 5 |
| 13 | Kolín | 5 |
| 14 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 15 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 16 | Bílina | 5 |
| 17 | Tišnov | 4 |
| 18 | Český Krumlov | 3 |
| 19 | Třeboň | 3 |
| 20 | Děčín | 3 |
| 21 | Frýdlant | 3 |
| 22 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 23 | Blansko | 3 |
| 24 | Zlín | 3 |
| 25 | Domažlice | 2 |
| 26 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 27 | Aš | 2 |
| 28 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 29 | Liberec | 2 |
| 30 | Vsetín | 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