Horová

Male form: Hora

1 945 Bearers

624. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Horek. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

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 147 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Horová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	391
2	Plzeňský kraj	352
3	Hlavní město Praha	344
4	Ústecký kraj	274
5	Jihočeský kraj	92
6	Karlovarský kraj	88
7	Jihomoravský kraj	80
8	Liberecký kraj	65
9	Moravskoslezský kraj	55
10	Pardubický kraj	49
11	Zlínský kraj	47
12	Královéhradecký kraj	41
13	Kraj Vysočina	37
14	Olomoucký kraj	30
	Total CZ	1 945

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	344
2	Plzeň	149
3	Kladno	74
4	Slaný	58
5	Brno	41
6	Teplice	40
7	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	38
8	Louny	38
9	Most	37
10	Děčín	36
11	Nýřany	32
12	Liberec	32
13	Ostrava	29
14	Sokolov	28
15	Beroun	25
16	Klatovy	25
17	Přeštice	25
18	Ústí nad Labem	25
19	Pardubice	23
20	Kralupy nad Vltavou	22
21	Černošice	22
22	Karlovy Vary	22
23	Hradec Králové	22
24	Tábor	21
25	Stod	20
26	Chomutov	20
27	České Budějovice	19
28	Rakovník	18
29	Tachov	18
30	Mladá Boleslav	17

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