223
Bearers
7697.
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 48 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Podhorný — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 120 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 21 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 17 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 223 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šumperk | 55 |
| 2 | Prostějov | 20 |
| 3 | Praha | 11 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 11 |
| 5 | Konice | 10 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 10 |
| 7 | Šternberk | 8 |
| 8 | Kroměříž | 6 |
| 9 | Jeseník | 6 |
| 10 | Litovel | 5 |
| 11 | Nymburk | 4 |
| 12 | Liberec | 4 |
| 13 | Most | 4 |
| 14 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 15 | Moravská Třebová | 4 |
| 16 | Břeclav | 4 |
| 17 | Zlín | 4 |
| 18 | Karviná | 4 |
| 19 | Cheb | 3 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 21 | Horažďovice | 3 |
| 22 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 23 | Veselí nad Moravou | 3 |
| 24 | Vimperk | 2 |
| 25 | Blansko | 2 |
| 26 | Šlapanice | 2 |
| 27 | Otrokovice | 2 |
| 28 | Kyjov | 2 |
| 29 | Opava | 2 |
| 30 | Přerov | 2 |
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