152
Bearers
11450.
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 41 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pavela — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 63 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 37 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 22 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 7 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 152 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 2 | Valašské Meziříčí | 13 |
| 3 | Uherské Hradiště | 12 |
| 4 | Krnov | 11 |
| 5 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 9 |
| 6 | Opava | 8 |
| 7 | Uničov | 7 |
| 8 | Vítkov | 6 |
| 9 | Bruntál | 5 |
| 10 | Hranice | 5 |
| 11 | Praha | 4 |
| 12 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 13 | Vsetín | 4 |
| 14 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 15 | Dobruška | 3 |
| 16 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 17 | Brno | 3 |
| 18 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 3 |
| 19 | Kopřivnice | 3 |
| 20 | Beroun | 2 |
| 21 | Slaný | 2 |
| 22 | Žamberk | 2 |
| 23 | Vyškov | 2 |
| 24 | Vizovice | 2 |
| 25 | Moravské Budějovice | 2 |
| 26 | Nový Jičín | 2 |
| 27 | Rýmařov | 2 |
| 28 | Šternberk | 2 |
| 29 | Nymburk | 1 |
| 30 | Český Brod | 1 |
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