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)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CZ | 966 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 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