Plachá

Male form: Plachý

1 775 Bearers

704. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Plachý. Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.

Origin: from an adjective

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 156 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Plachá — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	275
2	Jihomoravský kraj	245
3	Hlavní město Praha	207
4	Ústecký kraj	190
5	Olomoucký kraj	144
6	Jihočeský kraj	138
7	Zlínský kraj	107
8	Plzeňský kraj	83
9	Kraj Vysočina	78
10	Karlovarský kraj	78
11	Moravskoslezský kraj	77
12	Pardubický kraj	57
13	Liberecký kraj	51
14	Královéhradecký kraj	45
	Total CZ	1 775

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	207
2	Kyjov	65
3	Olomouc	59
4	Brno	57
5	Moravský Krumlov	38
6	Kroměříž	37
7	Karlovy Vary	34
8	Znojmo	34
9	Jindřichův Hradec	33
10	Ostrava	33
11	Nymburk	31
12	Děčín	31
13	Kolín	30
14	Dačice	28
15	Roudnice nad Labem	28
16	Zlín	28
17	Poděbrady	25
18	Černošice	25
19	Tábor	25
20	Teplice	25
21	Ústí nad Labem	25
22	Mladá Boleslav	23
23	Benešov	21
24	Kladno	21
25	Plzeň	21
26	Chrudim	21
27	Prostějov	21
28	Jičín	20
29	Slaný	19
30	Sokolov	18

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