Surname
Kozar
156
Bearers
11141.
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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kozar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 38 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 35 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 33 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 15 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 156 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 38 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 27 |
| 3 | Chrudim | 12 |
| 4 | Kolín | 6 |
| 5 | Čáslav | 6 |
| 6 | Brno | 6 |
| 7 | Kladno | 5 |
| 8 | Šumperk | 5 |
| 9 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 10 | Jihlava | 4 |
| 11 | Nový Jičín | 4 |
| 12 | Benešov | 3 |
| 13 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 14 | Kutná Hora | 2 |
| 15 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 16 | Kralovice | 2 |
| 17 | Chotěboř | 2 |
| 18 | Turnov | 2 |
| 19 | Litomyšl | 2 |
| 20 | Přerov | 2 |
| 21 | Jeseník | 2 |
| 22 | Kopřivnice | 2 |
| 23 | Beroun | 1 |
| 24 | Mělník | 1 |
| 25 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 26 | Černošice | 1 |
| 27 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 28 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 29 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 30 | Náchod | 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