131
Bearers
13284.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational suffix
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 20 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Plojhar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 95 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 131 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | České Budějovice | 50 |
| 2 | Týn nad Vltavou | 17 |
| 3 | Strakonice | 8 |
| 4 | Prachatice | 7 |
| 5 | Příbram | 6 |
| 6 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 7 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 8 | Písek | 5 |
| 9 | Praha | 4 |
| 10 | Domažlice | 4 |
| 11 | Kolín | 3 |
| 12 | Blovice | 3 |
| 13 | Český Krumlov | 2 |
| 14 | Sušice | 2 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 16 | Nýřany | 2 |
| 17 | Vrchlabí | 2 |
| 18 | Černošice | 1 |
| 19 | Dačice | 1 |
| 20 | Šlapanice | 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