Surname

Holeček

2 784 Bearers

391. 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 178 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	552
2	Hlavní město Praha	436
3	Královéhradecký kraj	323
4	Ústecký kraj	293
5	Plzeňský kraj	219
6	Jihomoravský kraj	185
7	Pardubický kraj	147
8	Jihočeský kraj	146
9	Liberecký kraj	120
10	Karlovarský kraj	116
11	Moravskoslezský kraj	109
12	Kraj Vysočina	61
13	Zlínský kraj	48
14	Olomoucký kraj	29
	Total CZ	2 784

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	436
2	Hradec Králové	118
3	Kladno	77
4	Plzeň	68
5	Beroun	66
6	Kolín	58
7	Pardubice	54
8	Jaroměř	51
9	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	49
10	Brno	49
11	Černošice	45
12	Liberec	42
13	Sušice	41
14	Karlovy Vary	40
15	Chomutov	40
16	Rakovník	36
17	Teplice	35
18	Hodonín	32
19	České Budějovice	29
20	Ústí nad Labem	29
21	Česká Lípa	28
22	Židlochovice	27
23	Příbram	26
24	Ostrov	26
25	Litoměřice	26
26	Most	26
27	Kadaň	24
28	Trutnov	24
29	Broumov	24
30	Frýdek-Místek	24

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