1 095
Bearers
1238.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
The feminine form of the surname Forman. A carter/teamster hauling goods.
Origin: from German 'Fuhrmann' (carter)
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 133 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Formanová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 204 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 160 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 141 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 127 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 93 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 78 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 76 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 57 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 43 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 32 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 27 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 23 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 20 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| Total CZ | 1 095 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 160 |
| 2 | Kyjov | 58 |
| 3 | Náchod | 48 |
| 4 | Brno | 43 |
| 5 | Plzeň | 31 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 31 |
| 7 | Liberec | 21 |
| 8 | Jihlava | 21 |
| 9 | Havlíčkův Brod | 20 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 20 |
| 11 | Vlašim | 19 |
| 12 | Chrudim | 19 |
| 13 | Znojmo | 19 |
| 14 | Hodonín | 16 |
| 15 | Moravské Budějovice | 16 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 15 |
| 17 | Holice | 14 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 19 | Ivančice | 13 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 12 |
| 21 | Teplice | 12 |
| 22 | Moravský Krumlov | 12 |
| 23 | Kutná Hora | 11 |
| 24 | Ústí nad Labem | 11 |
| 25 | Přelouč | 11 |
| 26 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 11 |
| 27 | Třebíč | 11 |
| 28 | České Budějovice | 10 |
| 29 | Karlovy Vary | 10 |
| 30 | Klatovy | 10 |
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