Surname
Kočár
81
Bearers
20533.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational 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 24 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kočár — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 28 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 81 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třebíč | 12 |
| 2 | Moravský Krumlov | 8 |
| 3 | Praha | 6 |
| 4 | Břeclav | 6 |
| 5 | Boskovice | 5 |
| 6 | Brno | 5 |
| 7 | Most | 4 |
| 8 | Kroměříž | 4 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 10 | Strakonice | 3 |
| 11 | Nepomuk | 3 |
| 12 | Jihlava | 3 |
| 13 | Opava | 3 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 15 | Vyškov | 2 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 17 | Uherský Brod | 2 |
| 18 | Valašské Meziříčí | 2 |
| 19 | Slaný | 1 |
| 20 | Mariánské Lázně | 1 |
| 21 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 22 | Podbořany | 1 |
| 23 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 24 | Svitavy | 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