Surname

Formánek

2 038 Bearers

584. 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 169 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Formánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Jihomoravský kraj	375
2	Středočeský kraj	327
3	Pardubický kraj	230
4	Ústecký kraj	229
5	Hlavní město Praha	219
6	Jihočeský kraj	110
7	Moravskoslezský kraj	91
8	Královéhradecký kraj	83
9	Olomoucký kraj	78
10	Liberecký kraj	74
11	Karlovarský kraj	65
12	Plzeňský kraj	64
13	Zlínský kraj	54
14	Kraj Vysočina	39
	Total CZ	2 038

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	219
2	Vyškov	101
3	Brno	77
4	Pardubice	62
5	Blansko	59
6	České Budějovice	40
7	Chomutov	40
8	Holice	39
9	Louny	36
10	Chrudim	35
11	Kladno	33
12	Ústí nad Labem	33
13	Lanškroun	33
14	Hradec Králové	32
15	Kolín	31
16	Mladá Boleslav	31
17	Slaný	31
18	Karlovy Vary	29
19	Teplice	24
20	Ostrava	23
21	Hořovice	22
22	Šlapanice	22
23	Hodonín	21
24	Kralupy nad Vltavou	20
25	Liberec	20
26	Prostějov	20
27	Kyjov	20
28	Příbram	19
29	Černošice	19
30	Plzeň	19

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