21
Bearers
54440.
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 15 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petra — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 2 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 21 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turnov | 3 |
| 2 | Praha | 2 |
| 3 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 4 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 5 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 2 |
| 6 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 7 | Černošice | 1 |
| 8 | Tachov | 1 |
| 9 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 10 | Nýřany | 1 |
| 11 | Liberec | 1 |
| 12 | Kadaň | 1 |
| 13 | Železný Brod | 1 |
| 14 | Třebíč | 1 |
| 15 | Orlová | 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