217
Bearers
7943.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
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 67 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Luu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 39 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 35 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 26 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 23 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 21 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 217 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 35 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 18 |
| 3 | Brno | 16 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 14 |
| 5 | Chomutov | 8 |
| 6 | Cheb | 7 |
| 7 | Most | 7 |
| 8 | Teplice | 7 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 10 | Kolín | 4 |
| 11 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 12 | Český Krumlov | 4 |
| 13 | Česká Lípa | 4 |
| 14 | Děčín | 4 |
| 15 | Liberec | 4 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 17 | Kladno | 3 |
| 18 | Rakovník | 3 |
| 19 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 21 | Tachov | 3 |
| 22 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 23 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 24 | Jindřichův Hradec | 2 |
| 25 | Ostrov | 2 |
| 26 | Louny | 2 |
| 27 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 28 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 29 | Havlíčkův Brod | 2 |
| 30 | Náchod | 2 |
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