10 783
Bearers
28.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
Nickname for a humble, modest person.
Origin: from Czech 'pokorný' (humble)
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 205 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pokorný — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 1 964 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 830 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 392 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 954 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 946 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 583 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 519 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 490 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 443 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 424 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 413 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 335 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 263 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 227 |
| Total CZ | 10 783 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1 392 |
| 2 | Brno | 659 |
| 3 | Kladno | 234 |
| 4 | Znojmo | 206 |
| 5 | Třebíč | 203 |
| 6 | Jihlava | 198 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 192 |
| 8 | Ústí nad Labem | 165 |
| 9 | Teplice | 161 |
| 10 | Liberec | 160 |
| 11 | Kolín | 146 |
| 12 | Černošice | 145 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 136 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 133 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 132 |
| 16 | Neratovice | 129 |
| 17 | Blansko | 129 |
| 18 | Říčany | 126 |
| 19 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 123 |
| 20 | Olomouc | 122 |
| 21 | Rosice | 120 |
| 22 | Kutná Hora | 119 |
| 23 | Tišnov | 106 |
| 24 | Česká Lípa | 91 |
| 25 | Karlovy Vary | 90 |
| 26 | Ivančice | 90 |
| 27 | Litoměřice | 89 |
| 28 | Pardubice | 88 |
| 29 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 87 |
| 30 | Plzeň | 86 |
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