Surname
Kráľ
45
Bearers
32485.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
Nickname (regal bearing, or winner of a folk 'king' contest).
Origin: from Czech 'král' (king)
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 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kráľ — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 45 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 11 |
| 2 | Tišnov | 5 |
| 3 | Brno | 3 |
| 4 | Dačice | 2 |
| 5 | Cheb | 2 |
| 6 | Louny | 2 |
| 7 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 2 |
| 8 | Zlín | 2 |
| 9 | Nový Jičín | 2 |
| 10 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 2 |
| 11 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 12 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 13 | Domažlice | 1 |
| 14 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 16 | Přeštice | 1 |
| 17 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 18 | Jaroměř | 1 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 1 |
| 20 | Havířov | 1 |
| 21 | Ostrava | 1 |
| 22 | Valašské Meziříčí | 1 |
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011