Surname
Pavelec
412
Bearers
3878.
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 86 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pavelec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 89 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 64 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 56 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 51 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 49 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 20 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 19 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 13 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 412 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 26 |
| 2 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 26 |
| 3 | Praha | 20 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 20 |
| 5 | Velké Meziříčí | 19 |
| 6 | Třeboň | 14 |
| 7 | Třebíč | 13 |
| 8 | Horažďovice | 12 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 12 |
| 10 | Český Krumlov | 11 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 11 |
| 12 | Frýdek-Místek | 10 |
| 13 | Strakonice | 9 |
| 14 | Sušice | 9 |
| 15 | Holešov | 8 |
| 16 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 8 |
| 17 | Kladno | 7 |
| 18 | České Budějovice | 7 |
| 19 | Pacov | 7 |
| 20 | Havířov | 7 |
| 21 | Trhové Sviny | 6 |
| 22 | Klatovy | 6 |
| 23 | Šlapanice | 6 |
| 24 | Humpolec | 5 |
| 25 | Nová Paka | 5 |
| 26 | Zlín | 5 |
| 27 | Písek | 4 |
| 28 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 29 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 30 | Most | 4 |
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