Surname
Kozak
188
Bearers
9228.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A goatherd, or a nickname (a daring rider).
Origin: from Czech 'koza' (goat)
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 44 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kozak — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 81 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 13 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 11 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 188 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 81 |
| 2 | Mladá Boleslav | 8 |
| 3 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 8 |
| 4 | Brno | 8 |
| 5 | Jeseník | 6 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 7 | Klatovy | 4 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 9 | Liberec | 4 |
| 10 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 12 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 13 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 17 | Šumperk | 3 |
| 18 | Neratovice | 2 |
| 19 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 20 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 21 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 22 | Jihlava | 2 |
| 23 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 24 | Kolín | 1 |
| 25 | Mělník | 1 |
| 26 | Slaný | 1 |
| 27 | Říčany | 1 |
| 28 | Černošice | 1 |
| 29 | Tábor | 1 |
| 30 | Cheb | 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