138
Bearers
12646.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational suffix
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 30 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pejchar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 50 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 38 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 15 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 138 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 36 |
| 2 | Praha | 15 |
| 3 | Teplice | 13 |
| 4 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 5 | Most | 6 |
| 6 | Jihlava | 6 |
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 9 | Brno | 4 |
| 10 | Šlapanice | 4 |
| 11 | Uherský Brod | 4 |
| 12 | Děčín | 3 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 14 | Králíky | 3 |
| 15 | Žamberk | 3 |
| 16 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 17 | Pelhřimov | 2 |
| 18 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 19 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 20 | Chotěboř | 2 |
| 21 | Polička | 2 |
| 22 | Karviná | 2 |
| 23 | Kolín | 1 |
| 24 | Čáslav | 1 |
| 25 | Blovice | 1 |
| 26 | Nýřany | 1 |
| 27 | Roudnice nad Labem | 1 |
| 28 | Havlíčkův Brod | 1 |
| 29 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 1 |
| 30 | Vsetín | 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