Surname
Dedek
362
Bearers
4530.
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 57 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Dedek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 213 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 26 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 25 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 25 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 24 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 11 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 362 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 118 |
| 2 | Praha | 26 |
| 3 | Krnov | 17 |
| 4 | Opava | 16 |
| 5 | Kroměříž | 14 |
| 6 | Frýdek-Místek | 12 |
| 7 | Hlučín | 12 |
| 8 | Brno | 11 |
| 9 | Havířov | 11 |
| 10 | Prostějov | 9 |
| 11 | Bohumín | 9 |
| 12 | Soběslav | 6 |
| 13 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 6 |
| 14 | Pelhřimov | 5 |
| 15 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 16 | Přerov | 5 |
| 17 | Stříbro | 4 |
| 18 | Vyškov | 4 |
| 19 | Pacov | 3 |
| 20 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 21 | Mariánské Lázně | 3 |
| 22 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
| 23 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 24 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 25 | Kyjov | 3 |
| 26 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 3 |
| 27 | Bruntál | 3 |
| 28 | Orlová | 3 |
| 29 | Odry | 3 |
| 30 | Šternberk | 3 |
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