Surname
Machovec
365
Bearers
4500.
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 63 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Machovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 87 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 66 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 43 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 38 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 33 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 33 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 18 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 365 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třebíč | 35 |
| 2 | Praha | 33 |
| 3 | Prachatice | 20 |
| 4 | Blatná | 20 |
| 5 | Brno | 17 |
| 6 | Hlinsko | 16 |
| 7 | Znojmo | 16 |
| 8 | Moravské Budějovice | 15 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 11 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 10 |
| 11 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 10 |
| 12 | Nepomuk | 8 |
| 13 | Poděbrady | 6 |
| 14 | Černošice | 6 |
| 15 | Havlíčkův Brod | 6 |
| 16 | Broumov | 6 |
| 17 | Příbram | 5 |
| 18 | Neratovice | 5 |
| 19 | Říčany | 5 |
| 20 | Horažďovice | 5 |
| 21 | Kralovice | 5 |
| 22 | Nýřany | 5 |
| 23 | Teplice | 5 |
| 24 | Chotěboř | 5 |
| 25 | Jilemnice | 5 |
| 26 | Rakovník | 4 |
| 27 | Písek | 4 |
| 28 | Strakonice | 4 |
| 29 | Vimperk | 4 |
| 30 | Tachov | 4 |
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