389
Bearers
4147.
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 76 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Božek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 139 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 59 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 57 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 22 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 22 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 389 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 64 |
| 2 | Rosice | 32 |
| 3 | Praha | 25 |
| 4 | Prostějov | 21 |
| 5 | Velké Meziříčí | 16 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 15 |
| 7 | Přerov | 12 |
| 8 | Kladno | 11 |
| 9 | Vyškov | 11 |
| 10 | Ostrava | 11 |
| 11 | Bruntál | 10 |
| 12 | Opava | 8 |
| 13 | Havířov | 7 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 6 |
| 15 | Šlapanice | 5 |
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 17 | Orlová | 5 |
| 18 | Příbram | 4 |
| 19 | Tachov | 4 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 21 | Litoměřice | 4 |
| 22 | Most | 4 |
| 23 | Jilemnice | 4 |
| 24 | Boskovice | 4 |
| 25 | Telč | 4 |
| 26 | Karviná | 4 |
| 27 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 28 | Rakovník | 3 |
| 29 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 30 | Týn nad Vltavou | 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