551
Bearers
2782.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational 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 46 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Halfar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 458 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 18 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 17 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 551 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kravaře | 162 |
| 2 | Opava | 86 |
| 3 | Hlučín | 76 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 73 |
| 5 | Praha | 16 |
| 6 | Karviná | 11 |
| 7 | Kopřivnice | 11 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 10 |
| 9 | Šumperk | 9 |
| 10 | Český Těšín | 6 |
| 11 | Havířov | 6 |
| 12 | Černošice | 5 |
| 13 | Turnov | 5 |
| 14 | Brno | 5 |
| 15 | Pohořelice | 5 |
| 16 | Nový Jičín | 5 |
| 17 | Krnov | 5 |
| 18 | Šlapanice | 4 |
| 19 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 4 |
| 20 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 21 | Valašské Meziříčí | 4 |
| 22 | Kladno | 3 |
| 23 | Slaný | 3 |
| 24 | Orlová | 3 |
| 25 | Šternberk | 3 |
| 26 | Klatovy | 2 |
| 27 | Most | 2 |
| 28 | Tanvald | 2 |
| 29 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 30 | Jeseník | 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