151
Bearers
11537.
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 33 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petrůj — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 71 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 15 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 12 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 151 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsetín | 21 |
| 2 | Valašské Klobouky | 20 |
| 3 | Uherský Brod | 15 |
| 4 | Praha | 12 |
| 5 | Brno | 10 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 7 | Otrokovice | 5 |
| 8 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 9 | Domažlice | 4 |
| 10 | Děčín | 4 |
| 11 | Zlín | 4 |
| 12 | Nový Jičín | 4 |
| 13 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 14 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 15 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 16 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 17 | Šlapanice | 3 |
| 18 | Havířov | 3 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 21 | Liberec | 2 |
| 22 | Kroměříž | 2 |
| 23 | Rýmařov | 2 |
| 24 | Šternberk | 2 |
| 25 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 2 |
| 26 | Písek | 1 |
| 27 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 28 | Holešov | 1 |
| 29 | Slavkov u Brna | 1 |
| 30 | Krnov | 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