Surname
Karlovec
79
Bearers
20957.
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 Karlovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 29 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 79 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nýřany | 12 |
| 2 | Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Rakovník | 9 |
| 4 | Kralovice | 9 |
| 5 | Most | 7 |
| 6 | Strakonice | 5 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 5 |
| 8 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 9 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 10 | Domažlice | 2 |
| 11 | Mariánské Lázně | 2 |
| 12 | Teplice | 2 |
| 13 | Mělník | 1 |
| 14 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 16 | Černošice | 1 |
| 17 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 18 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 19 | Roudnice nad Labem | 1 |
| 20 | Litvínov | 1 |
| 21 | Havířov | 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