Surname
Cenek
262
Bearers
6487.
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 49 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Cenek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 177 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 18 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 13 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 262 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 67 |
| 2 | Bučovice | 36 |
| 3 | Slavkov u Brna | 35 |
| 4 | Šlapanice | 16 |
| 5 | Praha | 13 |
| 6 | Havířov | 6 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 8 | Jeseník | 5 |
| 9 | Otrokovice | 4 |
| 10 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 11 | Rýmařov | 4 |
| 12 | Břeclav | 3 |
| 13 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 14 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 15 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 16 | Tišnov | 3 |
| 17 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 19 | Černošice | 2 |
| 20 | Písek | 2 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 22 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 23 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 24 | Náchod | 2 |
| 25 | Litomyšl | 2 |
| 26 | Ivančice | 2 |
| 27 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 28 | Kyjov | 2 |
| 29 | Veselí nad Moravou | 2 |
| 30 | Uherský Brod | 2 |
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