Surname
Knězů
133
Bearers
13084.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 14 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Knězů — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 54 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 26 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 19 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 19 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 133 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelhřimov | 54 |
| 2 | Praha | 26 |
| 3 | Jindřichův Hradec | 10 |
| 4 | Černošice | 8 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 6 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 8 | Hlučín | 5 |
| 9 | Kladno | 4 |
| 10 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 4 |
| 11 | Tábor | 3 |
| 12 | Příbram | 1 |
| 13 | Hořovice | 1 |
| 14 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 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