Plachý

Female form: Plachá

1 663 Bearers

762. Rank

male Gender

Meaning

From a trait

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 151 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	251
2	Jihomoravský kraj	221
3	Hlavní město Praha	216
4	Ústecký kraj	165
5	Olomoucký kraj	144
6	Jihočeský kraj	133
7	Zlínský kraj	97
8	Kraj Vysočina	79
9	Karlovarský kraj	73
10	Liberecký kraj	59
11	Plzeňský kraj	57
12	Pardubický kraj	56
13	Moravskoslezský kraj	56
14	Královéhradecký kraj	56
	Total CZ	1 663

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	216
2	Kyjov	65
3	Olomouc	52
4	Brno	45
5	Kroměříž	37
6	Jindřichův Hradec	36
7	Znojmo	33
8	Kolín	32
9	Nymburk	30
10	Roudnice nad Labem	29
11	Ostrava	29
12	Dačice	28
13	Moravský Krumlov	28
14	Děčín	27
15	Jičín	26
16	Ústí nad Labem	24
17	Kladno	23
18	Sokolov	23
19	Mladá Boleslav	22
20	Jihlava	22
21	Liberec	21
22	Slaný	20
23	Tábor	20
24	Poděbrady	19
25	Karlovy Vary	19
26	Chrudim	19
27	Česká Lípa	18
28	Teplice	18
29	Pardubice	18
30	Zlín	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