Surname
Brzek
168
Bearers
10270.
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 42 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Brzek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 45 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 24 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 22 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 17 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 15 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 168 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hradec Králové | 25 |
| 2 | Pardubice | 18 |
| 3 | Praha | 15 |
| 4 | Vlašim | 11 |
| 5 | Most | 9 |
| 6 | Teplice | 7 |
| 7 | Kutná Hora | 5 |
| 8 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 9 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 5 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 5 |
| 11 | Hořice | 5 |
| 12 | Liberec | 4 |
| 13 | Jaroměř | 4 |
| 14 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 4 |
| 15 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 16 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 17 | Telč | 3 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 19 | Milevsko | 2 |
| 20 | Rokycany | 2 |
| 21 | Tachov | 2 |
| 22 | Nový Bor | 2 |
| 23 | Podbořany | 2 |
| 24 | Chotěboř | 2 |
| 25 | Nový Bydžov | 2 |
| 26 | Litomyšl | 2 |
| 27 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 28 | Brno | 2 |
| 29 | Vizovice | 2 |
| 30 | Benešov | 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