Surname
Benýšek
156
Bearers
11114.
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 32 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benýšek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 49 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 23 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 22 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 17 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 156 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomouc | 34 |
| 2 | Praha | 22 |
| 3 | Brno | 15 |
| 4 | Pelhřimov | 9 |
| 5 | Cheb | 8 |
| 6 | Zlín | 7 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 9 | Šumperk | 4 |
| 10 | Odry | 4 |
| 11 | Kravaře | 4 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 13 | Kuřim | 3 |
| 14 | Opava | 3 |
| 15 | Šternberk | 3 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 17 | Ivančice | 2 |
| 18 | Hustopeče | 2 |
| 19 | Přerov | 2 |
| 20 | Kopřivnice | 2 |
| 21 | Uničov | 2 |
| 22 | Zábřeh | 2 |
| 23 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 24 | Kraslice | 1 |
| 25 | Liberec | 1 |
| 26 | Teplice | 1 |
| 27 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 28 | Chrudim | 1 |
| 29 | Blansko | 1 |
| 30 | Prostějov | 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