Surname
Balek
355
Bearers
4640.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.
Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka
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 74 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Balek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 61 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 55 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 50 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 42 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 31 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 29 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 20 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 13 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 355 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 42 |
| 2 | Hlinsko | 40 |
| 3 | Příbram | 14 |
| 4 | Strakonice | 13 |
| 5 | Jindřichův Hradec | 12 |
| 6 | Vlašim | 11 |
| 7 | Roudnice nad Labem | 11 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 9 | Litoměřice | 10 |
| 10 | Český Krumlov | 9 |
| 11 | Kaplice | 9 |
| 12 | Česká Lípa | 9 |
| 13 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 9 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 8 |
| 15 | Sušice | 7 |
| 16 | Beroun | 6 |
| 17 | Benešov | 5 |
| 18 | Kutná Hora | 5 |
| 19 | Blovice | 5 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 21 | Písek | 4 |
| 22 | Třeboň | 4 |
| 23 | Blatná | 4 |
| 24 | Mariánské Lázně | 4 |
| 25 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 26 | Náchod | 4 |
| 27 | Kolín | 3 |
| 28 | Černošice | 3 |
| 29 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
| 30 | Tábor | 3 |
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