260
Bearers
6571.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational suffix
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 42 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Valchář — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 114 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 61 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 20 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 16 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 260 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsetín | 84 |
| 2 | Praha | 17 |
| 3 | Nový Jičín | 17 |
| 4 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 13 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 9 |
| 7 | Jeseník | 9 |
| 8 | Karlovy Vary | 8 |
| 9 | Kopřivnice | 8 |
| 10 | Orlová | 6 |
| 11 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 12 | Vizovice | 5 |
| 13 | Valašské Meziříčí | 5 |
| 14 | Dobříš | 4 |
| 15 | Strakonice | 4 |
| 16 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 17 | Příbram | 3 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 19 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 20 | Zlín | 3 |
| 21 | Brno | 3 |
| 22 | Moravské Budějovice | 3 |
| 23 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 24 | Opava | 3 |
| 25 | Havířov | 3 |
| 26 | Odry | 3 |
| 27 | Kutná Hora | 2 |
| 28 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 30 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 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