Surname
Bocek
377
Bearers
4314.
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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Bocek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 325 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 8 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 377 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třinec | 110 |
| 2 | Jablunkov | 92 |
| 3 | Český Těšín | 31 |
| 4 | Havířov | 21 |
| 5 | Bruntál | 18 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 7 | Bohumín | 11 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 9 |
| 9 | Praha | 8 |
| 10 | Orlová | 6 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 5 |
| 12 | Karviná | 5 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 14 | Jeseník | 4 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 16 | Prachatice | 3 |
| 17 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 18 | Hranice | 3 |
| 19 | Žatec | 2 |
| 20 | Blansko | 2 |
| 21 | Brno | 2 |
| 22 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 23 | Opava | 2 |
| 24 | Krnov | 2 |
| 25 | Kopřivnice | 2 |
| 26 | Valašské Meziříčí | 2 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 28 | Černošice | 1 |
| 29 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 30 | Česká Lípa | 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