16 089
Bearers
12.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Nickname for a wanderer or stroller.
Origin: from Czech 'procházka' (a walk, wandering)
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 206 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Procházka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 2 841 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 665 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 2 290 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 1 376 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 069 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 965 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 884 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 754 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 711 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 658 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 580 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 555 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 395 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 346 |
| Total CZ | 16 089 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 2 290 |
| 2 | Brno | 741 |
| 3 | Kladno | 333 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 306 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 289 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 275 |
| 7 | Černošice | 243 |
| 8 | Znojmo | 242 |
| 9 | Plzeň | 236 |
| 10 | Prostějov | 229 |
| 11 | Kolín | 219 |
| 12 | Liberec | 206 |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav | 194 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 189 |
| 15 | Třebíč | 188 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 174 |
| 17 | Teplice | 171 |
| 18 | Kyjov | 170 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 168 |
| 20 | Kutná Hora | 159 |
| 21 | Písek | 156 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 145 |
| 23 | Říčany | 143 |
| 24 | Benešov | 140 |
| 25 | Česká Lípa | 138 |
| 26 | Vyškov | 131 |
| 27 | Děčín | 130 |
| 28 | Tábor | 129 |
| 29 | Šlapanice | 129 |
| 30 | Nymburk | 128 |
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