175
Bearers
9831.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
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 54 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Markus — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 49 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 21 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 21 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 17 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 175 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 21 |
| 2 | Moravská Třebová | 12 |
| 3 | Ivančice | 12 |
| 4 | Kyjov | 12 |
| 5 | Boskovice | 10 |
| 6 | Kadaň | 9 |
| 7 | Opava | 8 |
| 8 | Brno | 7 |
| 9 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 10 | Karviná | 4 |
| 11 | Černošice | 3 |
| 12 | Strakonice | 3 |
| 13 | Liberec | 3 |
| 14 | Rumburk | 3 |
| 15 | Chotěboř | 3 |
| 16 | Blansko | 3 |
| 17 | Přerov | 3 |
| 18 | Orlová | 3 |
| 19 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 20 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 21 | Cheb | 2 |
| 22 | Rokycany | 2 |
| 23 | Aš | 2 |
| 24 | Stod | 2 |
| 25 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 26 | Teplice | 2 |
| 27 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 28 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 29 | Litomyšl | 2 |
| 30 | Lanškroun | 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