Surname
Češek
154
Bearers
11320.
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 40 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Češek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 46 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 42 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 28 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 154 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsetín | 18 |
| 2 | Brno | 12 |
| 3 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 11 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 10 |
| 5 | Třinec | 10 |
| 6 | Otrokovice | 6 |
| 7 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 8 | Opava | 6 |
| 9 | Nymburk | 5 |
| 10 | Nový Jičín | 5 |
| 11 | Praha | 4 |
| 12 | Písek | 4 |
| 13 | Tábor | 4 |
| 14 | Kroměříž | 4 |
| 15 | Hustopeče | 4 |
| 16 | Krnov | 4 |
| 17 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 18 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 19 | Zlín | 3 |
| 20 | Hodonín | 3 |
| 21 | Kuřim | 3 |
| 22 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 23 | Šlapanice | 2 |
| 24 | Český Těšín | 2 |
| 25 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 2 |
| 26 | Valašské Meziříčí | 2 |
| 27 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 28 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 29 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 30 | Česká Lípa | 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