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Surname

Rybář

Female form: Rybářová

966 Bearers
1435. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

Occupational

A fisherman.

Origin: from Czech 'ryba' (fish)

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 114 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Rybář — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 149
2 Hlavní město Praha 149
3 Moravskoslezský kraj 134
4 Liberecký kraj 113
5 Jihomoravský kraj 113
6 Ústecký kraj 103
7 Královéhradecký kraj 52
8 Plzeňský kraj 41
9 Karlovarský kraj 31
10 Pardubický kraj 25
11 Kraj Vysočina 16
12 Zlínský kraj 15
13 Jihočeský kraj 13
14 Olomoucký kraj 12
Total CZ966
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 149
2 Liberec 75
3 Blansko 61
4 Ostrava 49
5 Hradec Králové 34
6 Brno 32
7 Plzeň 24
8 Litoměřice 23
9 Opava 22
10 Kladno 21
11 Mladá Boleslav 20
12 Mělník 19
13 Poděbrady 16
14 Sokolov 15
15 Varnsdorf 13
16 Pardubice 13
17 Chomutov 12
18 Havířov 12
19 Černošice 11
20 Karlovy Vary 11
21 Beroun 10
22 Louny 10
23 Jilemnice 10
24 Frýdek-Místek 10
25 Semily 9
26 Tábor 8
27 Jablonec nad Nisou 7
28 Most 7
29 Teplice 7
30 Ústí nad Labem 7

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

The same surname across Europe

Rybář CZ· Fischer DE· Fisher GB· Halász HU·Pescatore IT· Rybak PL

All these surnames mean the same thing: fisher. Explore

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011