12 195
Bearers
19.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A highlander – someone living in or by the mountains.
Origin: from Czech 'hora' (mountain)
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 205 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Horák — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 902 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 1 359 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 236 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 125 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 116 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 048 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 1 015 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 935 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 712 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 553 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 406 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 331 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 237 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 220 |
| Total CZ | 12 195 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1 116 |
| 2 | Brno | 589 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 305 |
| 4 | Přerov | 300 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 259 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 252 |
| 7 | Nový Jičín | 238 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 236 |
| 9 | Uherské Hradiště | 224 |
| 10 | Prostějov | 217 |
| 11 | Olomouc | 215 |
| 12 | Liberec | 209 |
| 13 | Kroměříž | 205 |
| 14 | Kyjov | 201 |
| 15 | Chrudim | 188 |
| 16 | Černošice | 154 |
| 17 | Zlín | 147 |
| 18 | Boskovice | 125 |
| 19 | Znojmo | 124 |
| 20 | Kladno | 121 |
| 21 | Děčín | 120 |
| 22 | Trutnov | 119 |
| 23 | Náchod | 117 |
| 24 | Hustopeče | 108 |
| 25 | České Budějovice | 107 |
| 26 | Valašské Meziříčí | 107 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 106 |
| 28 | Šumperk | 102 |
| 29 | Česká Lípa | 94 |
| 30 | Holice | 94 |
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