216
Bearers
7995.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
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 55 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Václav — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 57 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 28 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 26 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 22 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 8 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 216 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 22 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 22 |
| 3 | Nýřany | 16 |
| 4 | Teplice | 15 |
| 5 | Karlovy Vary | 13 |
| 6 | Cheb | 12 |
| 7 | Mohelnice | 8 |
| 8 | Tachov | 6 |
| 9 | Stříbro | 5 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 11 | Brno | 5 |
| 12 | Jičín | 4 |
| 13 | Trutnov | 4 |
| 14 | Šumperk | 4 |
| 15 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 17 | Říčany | 3 |
| 18 | Klatovy | 3 |
| 19 | Horšovský Týn | 3 |
| 20 | Česká Lípa | 3 |
| 21 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 22 | Bílina | 3 |
| 23 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 24 | Boskovice | 3 |
| 25 | Uherský Brod | 3 |
| 26 | Slaný | 2 |
| 27 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 28 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 29 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 30 | Svitavy | 2 |
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