78
Bearers
21170.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
Nickname (church servant, grave person) – a name, not a clerical rank.
Origin: from Czech 'kněz' (priest)
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 26 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kněz — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 30 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 78 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 10 |
| 2 | Strakonice | 7 |
| 3 | Sušice | 7 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 5 | Domažlice | 5 |
| 6 | Beroun | 4 |
| 7 | Jičín | 4 |
| 8 | Klatovy | 3 |
| 9 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 10 | Přeštice | 3 |
| 11 | Nýřany | 3 |
| 12 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 13 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 14 | Horažďovice | 2 |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 16 | Holešov | 2 |
| 17 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 18 | Benešov | 1 |
| 19 | Příbram | 1 |
| 20 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 21 | Poděbrady | 1 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 23 | Tábor | 1 |
| 24 | Tachov | 1 |
| 25 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 26 | Chrudim | 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