102
Bearers
16816.
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 20 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kuru — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 51 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 16 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Hlavní město Praha | 2 |
| Total CZ | 102 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Náchod | 47 |
| 2 | Teplice | 11 |
| 3 | Nový Bor | 5 |
| 4 | Broumov | 4 |
| 5 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 6 | Lysá nad Labem | 3 |
| 7 | Brno | 3 |
| 8 | Bruntál | 3 |
| 9 | Kravaře | 3 |
| 10 | Praha | 2 |
| 11 | Písek | 2 |
| 12 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 13 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 14 | Děčín | 2 |
| 15 | Bílina | 2 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 17 | Odry | 2 |
| 18 | Kolín | 1 |
| 19 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 20 | Litoměřice | 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