272
Bearers
6236.
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 66 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Chromek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 70 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 59 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 43 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 36 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 272 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín | 36 |
| 2 | Jeseník | 23 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 20 |
| 4 | Uherský Brod | 13 |
| 5 | Odry | 12 |
| 6 | Praha | 10 |
| 7 | Šumperk | 10 |
| 8 | Brno | 9 |
| 9 | Vizovice | 8 |
| 10 | Hodonín | 6 |
| 11 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 12 | Beroun | 5 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 14 | Chrudim | 5 |
| 15 | Prostějov | 5 |
| 16 | Uherské Hradiště | 5 |
| 17 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 19 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 4 |
| 20 | Kaplice | 4 |
| 21 | Tišnov | 4 |
| 22 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 23 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 24 | Most | 3 |
| 25 | Králíky | 3 |
| 26 | Jihlava | 3 |
| 27 | Ivančice | 3 |
| 28 | Valašské Klobouky | 3 |
| 29 | Kopřivnice | 3 |
| 30 | Český Krumlov | 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