Surname
Petro
130
Bearers
13377.
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 50 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petro — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 23 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 21 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | 16 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 130 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 18 |
| 2 | Ostrov | 8 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 5 | Mělník | 4 |
| 6 | Slaný | 4 |
| 7 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 8 | Beroun | 3 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 10 | Písek | 3 |
| 11 | Roudnice nad Labem | 3 |
| 12 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 13 | Vyškov | 3 |
| 14 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 15 | Uherský Brod | 3 |
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 17 | Opava | 3 |
| 18 | Orlová | 3 |
| 19 | Kladno | 2 |
| 20 | Poděbrady | 2 |
| 21 | Jindřichův Hradec | 2 |
| 22 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 23 | Cheb | 2 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 26 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 27 | Kraslice | 2 |
| 28 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 29 | Chrudim | 2 |
| 30 | Trutnov | 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