Surname
Hejný
673
Bearers
2217.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.
Origin: from an adjective
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 92 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hejný — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 216 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 94 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 91 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 69 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 51 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 34 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 26 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 24 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 18 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 17 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| Total CZ | 673 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 94 |
| 2 | Vlašim | 63 |
| 3 | Tábor | 47 |
| 4 | Uničov | 29 |
| 5 | Kutná Hora | 25 |
| 6 | Kolín | 20 |
| 7 | Beroun | 19 |
| 8 | Česká Lípa | 17 |
| 9 | Benešov | 16 |
| 10 | Kladno | 13 |
| 11 | Milevsko | 13 |
| 12 | Most | 12 |
| 13 | Přelouč | 12 |
| 14 | Šumperk | 12 |
| 15 | Soběslav | 11 |
| 16 | Havlíčkův Brod | 11 |
| 17 | Liberec | 10 |
| 18 | Černošice | 9 |
| 19 | Jeseník | 9 |
| 20 | Nymburk | 8 |
| 21 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 22 | Varnsdorf | 8 |
| 23 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 8 |
| 24 | Zlín | 8 |
| 25 | Český Brod | 7 |
| 26 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 7 |
| 27 | Děčín | 6 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Labem | 6 |
| 29 | Zábřeh | 6 |
| 30 | Rakovník | 5 |
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