161
Bearers
10755.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 36 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Karvai — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 42 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 33 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 24 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 161 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 33 |
| 2 | Náchod | 23 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 22 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 12 |
| 5 | Rakovník | 8 |
| 6 | Kutná Hora | 5 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 5 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 9 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 10 | Podbořany | 4 |
| 11 | Havlíčkův Brod | 4 |
| 12 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 13 | Česká Lípa | 3 |
| 14 | Broumov | 3 |
| 15 | Brno | 3 |
| 16 | Hořice | 2 |
| 17 | Žamberk | 2 |
| 18 | Bučovice | 2 |
| 19 | Hořovice | 1 |
| 20 | Říčany | 1 |
| 21 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 22 | Tachov | 1 |
| 23 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 24 | Teplice | 1 |
| 25 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 26 | Nový Bor | 1 |
| 27 | Kadaň | 1 |
| 28 | Nový Bydžov | 1 |
| 29 | Vrchlabí | 1 |
| 30 | Lanškroun | 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