199
Bearers
8716.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a place
Someone who lived beyond the hill.
Origin: from Czech 'za horou' (beyond the hill)
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 59 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Záhorský — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 44 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 22 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 21 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 20 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 15 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 10 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 7 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 199 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 44 |
| 2 | Brno | 13 |
| 3 | Černošice | 8 |
| 4 | Humpolec | 7 |
| 5 | Karlovy Vary | 7 |
| 6 | Jeseník | 7 |
| 7 | Strakonice | 6 |
| 8 | Most | 6 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 10 | Písek | 5 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 12 | Kladno | 4 |
| 13 | Prachatice | 4 |
| 14 | Liberec | 4 |
| 15 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 17 | Horažďovice | 3 |
| 18 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 19 | Kraslice | 3 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 21 | Jihlava | 3 |
| 22 | Rosice | 3 |
| 23 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 24 | Tábor | 2 |
| 25 | Aš | 2 |
| 26 | Nový Bor | 2 |
| 27 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 28 | Podbořany | 2 |
| 29 | Polička | 2 |
| 30 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 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