377
Bearers
4327.
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 67 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petrus — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 82 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 64 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 53 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 32 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 29 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 26 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 19 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 18 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 377 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 64 |
| 2 | Chrudim | 32 |
| 3 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 24 |
| 4 | Kutná Hora | 18 |
| 5 | Litoměřice | 14 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 14 |
| 7 | Nový Bor | 13 |
| 8 | Černošice | 11 |
| 9 | Klatovy | 8 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 8 |
| 11 | Písek | 7 |
| 12 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 13 | Beroun | 6 |
| 14 | Kolín | 6 |
| 15 | Nymburk | 6 |
| 16 | Příbram | 6 |
| 17 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 18 | Ostrov | 6 |
| 19 | Liberec | 6 |
| 20 | Lysá nad Labem | 5 |
| 21 | Tachov | 5 |
| 22 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 23 | Brno | 5 |
| 24 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 25 | Židlochovice | 5 |
| 26 | Kladno | 4 |
| 27 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 28 | Tábor | 4 |
| 29 | Trhové Sviny | 4 |
| 30 | Česká Lípa | 4 |
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