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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)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
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 CZ168
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
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