Surname
Petras
56
Bearers
27671.
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 17 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petras — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 56 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 24 |
| 2 | Chrudim | 8 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 4 | Litomyšl | 3 |
| 5 | Šlapanice | 3 |
| 6 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 7 | Teplice | 2 |
| 8 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 2 |
| 9 | Černošice | 1 |
| 10 | Cheb | 1 |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 12 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 14 | Turnov | 1 |
| 15 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | 1 |
| 17 | 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