288
Bearers
5850.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 60 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vojíř — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 71 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 69 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 40 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 26 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 21 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 11 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 288 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 69 |
| 2 | Dobříš | 19 |
| 3 | Příbram | 17 |
| 4 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 15 |
| 5 | Teplice | 14 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 14 |
| 7 | Sokolov | 9 |
| 8 | Benešov | 7 |
| 9 | Chrudim | 7 |
| 10 | Černošice | 5 |
| 11 | Cheb | 5 |
| 12 | Lovosice | 5 |
| 13 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 14 | Nymburk | 4 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 16 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 17 | Česká Lípa | 4 |
| 18 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 19 | Podbořany | 4 |
| 20 | Havlíčkův Brod | 4 |
| 21 | Hořovice | 3 |
| 22 | Říčany | 3 |
| 23 | Aš | 3 |
| 24 | Kralovice | 3 |
| 25 | Most | 3 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 27 | Frýdlant | 3 |
| 28 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 3 |
| 29 | Kladno | 2 |
| 30 | Karlovy Vary | 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