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Surname

Malá

Male form: Malý

6 885 Bearers
73. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Malý. Nickname for a person of small stature.

Origin: from Czech 'malý' (small)

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 204 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Malá — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 1 142
2 Hlavní město Praha 1 012
3 Ústecký kraj 671
4 Jihomoravský kraj 631
5 Královéhradecký kraj 565
6 Pardubický kraj 411
7 Liberecký kraj 402
8 Olomoucký kraj 370
9 Jihočeský kraj 368
10 Moravskoslezský kraj 322
11 Plzeňský kraj 319
12 Kraj Vysočina 272
13 Zlínský kraj 200
14 Karlovarský kraj 200
Total CZ6 885
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 1 012
2 Brno 264
3 Hradec Králové 159
4 Pardubice 136
5 Černošice 118
6 Beroun 112
7 Říčany 105
8 Liberec 100
9 Olomouc 97
10 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 90
11 Plzeň 89
12 Teplice 87
13 Ústí nad Labem 87
14 Ostrava 86
15 Kladno 83
16 Sokolov 83
17 Kolín 79
18 České Budějovice 73
19 Litoměřice 73
20 Třebíč 73
21 Most 72
22 Šumperk 70
23 Rakovník 69
24 Mladá Boleslav 67
25 Semily 65
26 Tábor 64
27 Chrudim 61
28 Dvůr Králové nad Labem 61
29 Nymburk 57
30 Příbram 57

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

The same surname across Europe

Malý CZ· Klein DE· Petit FR· Little GB· Kis HU

All these surnames mean the same thing: small. Explore

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011