Surname
Čaněk
156
Bearers
11172.
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 35 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Čaněk — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 54 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 45 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 156 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třebíč | 42 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 13 |
| 3 | Brno | 12 |
| 4 | Moravský Krumlov | 11 |
| 5 | Tábor | 10 |
| 6 | Praha | 9 |
| 7 | Roudnice nad Labem | 7 |
| 8 | Havlíčkův Brod | 7 |
| 9 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 10 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 11 | Kladno | 3 |
| 12 | Černošice | 2 |
| 13 | Pelhřimov | 2 |
| 14 | Cheb | 2 |
| 15 | Liberec | 2 |
| 16 | Broumov | 2 |
| 17 | Zlín | 2 |
| 18 | Havířov | 2 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 22 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 23 | Teplice | 1 |
| 24 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 25 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 1 |
| 26 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 27 | Hodonín | 1 |
| 28 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 29 | Ivančice | 1 |
| 30 | Tišnov | 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