675
Bearers
2206.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
The feminine form of the surname Povolný. 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 96 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Povolná — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 152 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 147 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 107 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 64 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 57 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 36 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 16 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 15 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 13 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| Total CZ | 675 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 107 |
| 2 | Brno | 47 |
| 3 | Benešov | 38 |
| 4 | Jindřichův Hradec | 29 |
| 5 | Židlochovice | 23 |
| 6 | Černošice | 20 |
| 7 | Pelhřimov | 17 |
| 8 | Mikulov | 16 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 14 |
| 10 | Kladno | 13 |
| 11 | Znojmo | 13 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 11 |
| 13 | Kolín | 10 |
| 14 | Česká Lípa | 10 |
| 15 | Most | 9 |
| 16 | Břeclav | 9 |
| 17 | Jihlava | 9 |
| 18 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 9 |
| 19 | Kyjov | 9 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 8 |
| 21 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 22 | Zlín | 8 |
| 23 | Třebíč | 8 |
| 24 | Ivančice | 8 |
| 25 | Říčany | 7 |
| 26 | Trutnov | 7 |
| 27 | Prostějov | 7 |
| 28 | Vyškov | 7 |
| 29 | Beroun | 6 |
| 30 | Dačice | 6 |
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