Surname
Herodek
71
Bearers
22885.
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 21 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Herodek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 20 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 18 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 71 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroměříž | 19 |
| 2 | Brno | 6 |
| 3 | Prostějov | 5 |
| 4 | Bruntál | 5 |
| 5 | Krnov | 5 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 7 | Praha | 4 |
| 8 | Vyškov | 3 |
| 9 | Přerov | 3 |
| 10 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 11 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 12 | Hustopeče | 2 |
| 13 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 15 | Nový Bydžov | 1 |
| 16 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 17 | Boskovice | 1 |
| 18 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 1 |
| 19 | Havířov | 1 |
| 20 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 1 |
| 21 | Kopřivnice | 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