Surname
Pekár
123
Bearers
14096.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A baker.
Origin: from Czech 'pekař' (baker)
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 51 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pekár — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 20 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 123 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 7 |
| 2 | Příbram | 5 |
| 3 | Tábor | 5 |
| 4 | Domažlice | 5 |
| 5 | Třinec | 5 |
| 6 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 7 | Děčín | 4 |
| 8 | Brno | 4 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 10 | Jeseník | 4 |
| 11 | Hranice | 4 |
| 12 | Nepomuk | 3 |
| 13 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 14 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 15 | Most | 3 |
| 16 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 17 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 18 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 19 | Ivančice | 3 |
| 20 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 21 | Havířov | 3 |
| 22 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 3 |
| 23 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 24 | Říčany | 2 |
| 25 | Český Krumlov | 2 |
| 26 | Jindřichův Hradec | 2 |
| 27 | Cheb | 2 |
| 28 | Aš | 2 |
| 29 | Liberec | 2 |
| 30 | Litoměřice | 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