Surname

Brožek

1 270 Bearers

1055. 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 128 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Brožek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	230
2	Liberecký kraj	192
3	Hlavní město Praha	174
4	Pardubický kraj	155
5	Ústecký kraj	104
6	Jihomoravský kraj	73
7	Jihočeský kraj	69
8	Královéhradecký kraj	68
9	Moravskoslezský kraj	59
10	Kraj Vysočina	47
11	Plzeňský kraj	38
12	Karlovarský kraj	30
13	Olomoucký kraj	22
14	Zlínský kraj	9
	Total CZ	1 270

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	174
2	Chrudim	49
3	Turnov	48
4	Železný Brod	34
5	Brno	33
6	Jablonec nad Nisou	32
7	Liberec	32
8	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	28
9	Mladá Boleslav	26
10	Černošice	25
11	Trutnov	25
12	Pardubice	24
13	Kutná Hora	22
14	Soběslav	22
15	Ústí nad Labem	22
16	Ústí nad Orlicí	22
17	Hlinsko	22
18	Jihlava	22
19	Plzeň	21
20	Ostrava	21
21	Kladno	19
22	Česká Lípa	18
23	Benešov	17
24	Tábor	17
25	Žamberk	17
26	Litoměřice	16
27	Tanvald	15
28	Most	14
29	Říčany	12
30	Český Brod	11

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