Surname
Hečko
323
Bearers
5178.
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 62 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hečko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 101 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 40 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 37 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 34 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 26 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 16 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Hlavní město Praha | 12 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 323 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 25 |
| 2 | Jeseník | 24 |
| 3 | Havířov | 17 |
| 4 | Opava | 16 |
| 5 | Třinec | 15 |
| 6 | Tachov | 14 |
| 7 | Praha | 12 |
| 8 | Moravská Třebová | 11 |
| 9 | Králíky | 11 |
| 10 | Písek | 10 |
| 11 | Orlová | 10 |
| 12 | Ivančice | 9 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 9 |
| 14 | Šumperk | 9 |
| 15 | Svitavy | 8 |
| 16 | Zlín | 7 |
| 17 | Milevsko | 6 |
| 18 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 6 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 20 | Český Krumlov | 5 |
| 21 | Prachatice | 5 |
| 22 | Vodňany | 5 |
| 23 | Liberec | 5 |
| 24 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 25 | Podbořany | 5 |
| 26 | Broumov | 5 |
| 27 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 28 | Boskovice | 4 |
| 29 | Pohořelice | 4 |
| 30 | Český Těšín | 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