Surname
Hnídek
164
Bearers
10541.
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 43 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hnídek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 62 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 21 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 16 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 164 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanvald | 22 |
| 2 | Praha | 17 |
| 3 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 11 |
| 4 | Železný Brod | 10 |
| 5 | Liberec | 7 |
| 6 | Sušice | 6 |
| 7 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 8 | Most | 6 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 6 |
| 10 | Mělník | 5 |
| 11 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 12 | Horažďovice | 5 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 14 | Semily | 5 |
| 15 | Kolín | 3 |
| 16 | Písek | 3 |
| 17 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 18 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 19 | Varnsdorf | 3 |
| 20 | Příbram | 2 |
| 21 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 22 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 23 | Nýřany | 2 |
| 24 | Děčín | 2 |
| 25 | Kadaň | 2 |
| 26 | Jaroměř | 2 |
| 27 | Přelouč | 2 |
| 28 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 2 |
| 29 | Benešov | 1 |
| 30 | Hořovice | 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