5 027
Bearers
140.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of Matěj/Matouš.
Origin: from Matěj/Matouš
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 197 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Mach — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 562 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 560 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 558 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 445 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 403 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 394 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 387 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 364 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 333 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 292 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 263 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 234 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 118 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 114 |
| Total CZ | 5 027 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 560 |
| 2 | Brno | 144 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 118 |
| 4 | Trutnov | 112 |
| 5 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 110 |
| 6 | Kladno | 98 |
| 7 | Hradec Králové | 97 |
| 8 | České Budějovice | 94 |
| 9 | Náchod | 93 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 92 |
| 11 | Liberec | 83 |
| 12 | Chrudim | 73 |
| 13 | Polička | 69 |
| 14 | Jihlava | 67 |
| 15 | Kolín | 64 |
| 16 | Teplice | 62 |
| 17 | Pardubice | 60 |
| 18 | Ústí nad Labem | 56 |
| 19 | Havlíčkův Brod | 56 |
| 20 | Klatovy | 54 |
| 21 | Jilemnice | 47 |
| 22 | Černošice | 46 |
| 23 | Nové Město na Moravě | 45 |
| 24 | Semily | 44 |
| 25 | Zlín | 44 |
| 26 | Kroměříž | 44 |
| 27 | Ostrava | 43 |
| 28 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 41 |
| 29 | Děčín | 41 |
| 30 | Jindřichův Hradec | 39 |
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