Surname
Michalec
994
Bearers
1386.
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 134 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Michalec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 160 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 112 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 103 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 94 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 93 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 90 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 78 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 75 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 69 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 48 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 22 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 20 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 18 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 12 |
| Total CZ | 994 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uherský Brod | 107 |
| 2 | Praha | 90 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 34 |
| 4 | Vysoké Mýto | 31 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 31 |
| 6 | Brno | 30 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 29 |
| 8 | České Budějovice | 26 |
| 9 | Pardubice | 24 |
| 10 | Chrudim | 22 |
| 11 | Uherské Hradiště | 17 |
| 12 | Karviná | 17 |
| 13 | Týn nad Vltavou | 16 |
| 14 | Karlovy Vary | 16 |
| 15 | Znojmo | 16 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 15 |
| 17 | Sokolov | 14 |
| 18 | Kadaň | 13 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 12 |
| 20 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 11 |
| 21 | Havířov | 11 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 10 |
| 23 | Písek | 10 |
| 24 | Frýdek-Místek | 10 |
| 25 | Kolín | 9 |
| 26 | Ostrov | 9 |
| 27 | Česká Lípa | 9 |
| 28 | Děčín | 9 |
| 29 | Lovosice | 9 |
| 30 | Cheb | 8 |
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