66
Bearers
24225.
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 31 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kieu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 15 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 66 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 11 |
| 2 | Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Semily | 4 |
| 4 | Tachov | 3 |
| 5 | Jablunkov | 3 |
| 6 | Černošice | 2 |
| 7 | Třeboň | 2 |
| 8 | Cheb | 2 |
| 9 | Aš | 2 |
| 10 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 11 | Teplice | 2 |
| 12 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 14 | Brno | 2 |
| 15 | Beroun | 1 |
| 16 | Říčany | 1 |
| 17 | Tábor | 1 |
| 18 | Milevsko | 1 |
| 19 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 21 | Stod | 1 |
| 22 | Kralovice | 1 |
| 23 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 24 | Liberec | 1 |
| 25 | Varnsdorf | 1 |
| 26 | Kadaň | 1 |
| 27 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 28 | Holice | 1 |
| 29 | Zlín | 1 |
| 30 | Prostějov | 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