202
Bearers
8564.
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 35 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 143 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 202 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opava | 32 |
| 2 | Jablunkov | 25 |
| 3 | Hlučín | 19 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 18 |
| 5 | Český Těšín | 12 |
| 6 | Praha | 9 |
| 7 | Bruntál | 9 |
| 8 | Třinec | 9 |
| 9 | Kravaře | 9 |
| 10 | Teplice | 6 |
| 11 | Prostějov | 5 |
| 12 | Přerov | 5 |
| 13 | Orlová | 5 |
| 14 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 15 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 17 | Liberec | 3 |
| 18 | Zlín | 3 |
| 19 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 20 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 3 |
| 21 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 22 | Vsetín | 2 |
| 23 | Havířov | 2 |
| 24 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 25 | Most | 1 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 27 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 28 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 29 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 30 | Brno | 1 |
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