Surname
Hořák
421
Bearers
3773.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a place
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 79 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hořák — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 143 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 65 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 41 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 40 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 38 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 23 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 14 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 421 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valašské Klobouky | 77 |
| 2 | Veselí nad Moravou | 34 |
| 3 | Zlín | 29 |
| 4 | Praha | 25 |
| 5 | Liberec | 19 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 7 | Luhačovice | 13 |
| 8 | Turnov | 11 |
| 9 | Otrokovice | 11 |
| 10 | Brno | 9 |
| 11 | Nymburk | 7 |
| 12 | Pohořelice | 7 |
| 13 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 6 |
| 14 | Most | 6 |
| 15 | Teplice | 6 |
| 16 | Kolín | 5 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 18 | Černošice | 5 |
| 19 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 20 | Telč | 5 |
| 21 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 22 | Nový Bor | 4 |
| 23 | Jičín | 4 |
| 24 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 25 | Frýdek-Místek | 4 |
| 26 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 27 | Opava | 4 |
| 28 | Benešov | 3 |
| 29 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 30 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
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