Surname
Cigánek
521
Bearers
2962.
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 81 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Cigánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 171 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 110 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 69 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 54 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 34 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 17 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 8 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 521 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 45 |
| 2 | Brno | 37 |
| 3 | Praha | 34 |
| 4 | Přerov | 32 |
| 5 | Vyškov | 30 |
| 6 | Slavkov u Brna | 24 |
| 7 | Hodonín | 23 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 22 |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 20 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 13 |
| 11 | Opava | 12 |
| 12 | Mikulov | 11 |
| 13 | Sokolov | 10 |
| 14 | Havířov | 10 |
| 15 | Zlín | 9 |
| 16 | Kroměříž | 9 |
| 17 | Valašské Klobouky | 9 |
| 18 | Karviná | 7 |
| 19 | Příbram | 6 |
| 20 | Dobruška | 6 |
| 21 | Třebíč | 6 |
| 22 | Kyjov | 6 |
| 23 | Bučovice | 6 |
| 24 | Znojmo | 5 |
| 25 | Šlapanice | 5 |
| 26 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 27 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 28 | Břeclav | 4 |
| 29 | Prostějov | 4 |
| 30 | Veselí nad Moravou | 4 |
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