Surname
Nemec
157
Bearers
11076.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A German, or a person speaking an unintelligible foreign tongue.
Origin: from Old Czech 'němec' (foreigner, mute)
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 57 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Nemec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 48 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 20 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 11 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 157 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 20 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 8 |
| 3 | Polička | 7 |
| 4 | Karviná | 7 |
| 5 | Třinec | 7 |
| 6 | Orlová | 7 |
| 7 | Jeseník | 6 |
| 8 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 9 | Brno | 5 |
| 10 | Tábor | 4 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 12 | Krnov | 4 |
| 13 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 14 | Ostrov | 3 |
| 15 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 16 | Most | 3 |
| 17 | Bruntál | 3 |
| 18 | Bohumín | 3 |
| 19 | Havířov | 3 |
| 20 | Rakovník | 2 |
| 21 | Černošice | 2 |
| 22 | Písek | 2 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 24 | Stod | 2 |
| 25 | Liberec | 2 |
| 26 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 27 | Železný Brod | 2 |
| 28 | Vysoké Mýto | 2 |
| 29 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 30 | Valašské Klobouky | 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