97
Bearers
17556.
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 21 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Fau — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 34 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 32 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 97 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tábor | 25 |
| 2 | Chomutov | 11 |
| 3 | Most | 11 |
| 4 | Praha | 7 |
| 5 | Kladno | 7 |
| 6 | Teplice | 7 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 9 | Příbram | 3 |
| 10 | Brno | 3 |
| 11 | Benešov | 2 |
| 12 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 13 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 14 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 15 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 16 | Říčany | 1 |
| 17 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 18 | Písek | 1 |
| 19 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 20 | Kadaň | 1 |
| 21 | Bílina | 1 |
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