163
Bearers
10652.
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 48 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Valent — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 28 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 25 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 16 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 163 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 25 |
| 2 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 3 | Vrchlabí | 10 |
| 4 | Kladno | 9 |
| 5 | Brno | 6 |
| 6 | Karviná | 6 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 9 | Slaný | 5 |
| 10 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 11 | Ostrov | 4 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 13 | Frýdlant | 4 |
| 14 | Hlučín | 4 |
| 15 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 16 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 3 |
| 17 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 18 | Jilemnice | 3 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 3 |
| 20 | Havířov | 3 |
| 21 | Orlová | 3 |
| 22 | Kopřivnice | 3 |
| 23 | Čáslav | 2 |
| 24 | Lysá nad Labem | 2 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 26 | Louny | 2 |
| 27 | Česká Třebová | 2 |
| 28 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 29 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 30 | Šlapanice | 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