Surname
Hložek
577
Bearers
2638.
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 102 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hložek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 147 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 86 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 62 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 56 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 45 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 41 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 30 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 24 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 23 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 21 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 17 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 14 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 577 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 45 |
| 2 | Mladá Boleslav | 45 |
| 3 | Brno | 37 |
| 4 | Slavkov u Brna | 31 |
| 5 | Pelhřimov | 27 |
| 6 | Kroměříž | 24 |
| 7 | Kyjov | 16 |
| 8 | Boskovice | 15 |
| 9 | Humpolec | 13 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 13 |
| 11 | Otrokovice | 12 |
| 12 | Nýřany | 9 |
| 13 | Moravská Třebová | 9 |
| 14 | Hodonín | 9 |
| 15 | Uherský Brod | 9 |
| 16 | Hranice | 8 |
| 17 | Benešov | 7 |
| 18 | Děčín | 7 |
| 19 | Žamberk | 7 |
| 20 | Zlín | 7 |
| 21 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 22 | Židlochovice | 7 |
| 23 | Nymburk | 6 |
| 24 | Břeclav | 6 |
| 25 | Prostějov | 6 |
| 26 | Vyškov | 6 |
| 27 | Ivančice | 6 |
| 28 | Třinec | 6 |
| 29 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 6 |
| 30 | Ostrava | 6 |
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