351
Bearers
4724.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 78 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petrov — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 103 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 44 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 43 |
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | 35 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 31 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 22 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 14 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 351 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 103 |
| 2 | Brno | 16 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 16 |
| 4 | Sokolov | 12 |
| 5 | Karlovy Vary | 10 |
| 6 | Ústí nad Labem | 10 |
| 7 | Třinec | 8 |
| 8 | Trutnov | 7 |
| 9 | Kladno | 6 |
| 10 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 6 |
| 11 | Cheb | 6 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 13 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 14 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 15 | Most | 5 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 17 | Říčany | 4 |
| 18 | Černošice | 4 |
| 19 | Tábor | 4 |
| 20 | Teplice | 4 |
| 21 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 22 | Litvínov | 4 |
| 23 | Broumov | 4 |
| 24 | Litomyšl | 4 |
| 25 | Velké Meziříčí | 4 |
| 26 | Frýdek-Místek | 4 |
| 27 | Nymburk | 3 |
| 28 | Příbram | 3 |
| 29 | Hořovice | 3 |
| 30 | Mariánské Lázně | 3 |
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