Surname
Pekar
54
Bearers
28454.
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 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pekar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 54 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 11 |
| 2 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 4 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 6 | Přerov | 3 |
| 7 | Kopřivnice | 3 |
| 8 | Beroun | 2 |
| 9 | Votice | 2 |
| 10 | Říčany | 2 |
| 11 | Nýřany | 2 |
| 12 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 13 | Vyškov | 2 |
| 14 | Brno | 2 |
| 15 | Nový Jičín | 2 |
| 16 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 18 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 19 | Kadaň | 1 |
| 20 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 21 | Orlová | 1 |
| 22 | Ostrava | 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