Surname
Drnek
179
Bearers
9617.
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 45 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Drnek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 51 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 41 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 23 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 15 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 179 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 41 |
| 2 | Třeboň | 13 |
| 3 | Blatná | 10 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 6 | Strakonice | 7 |
| 7 | Sokolov | 7 |
| 8 | Písek | 5 |
| 9 | Nýřany | 5 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 5 |
| 12 | Příbram | 4 |
| 13 | Cheb | 4 |
| 14 | Vysoké Mýto | 4 |
| 15 | Kutná Hora | 3 |
| 16 | Nepomuk | 3 |
| 17 | Děčín | 3 |
| 18 | Teplice | 3 |
| 19 | Jihlava | 3 |
| 20 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 21 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 22 | Říčany | 2 |
| 23 | Jindřichův Hradec | 2 |
| 24 | Trhové Sviny | 2 |
| 25 | Sušice | 2 |
| 26 | Blovice | 2 |
| 27 | Bílina | 2 |
| 28 | Vítkov | 2 |
| 29 | Beroun | 1 |
| 30 | Kolín | 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