Surname
Hořáková
472
Bearers
3317.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
From a place
The feminine form of the surname Horák. 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 82 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hořáková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 156 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 80 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 44 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 42 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 40 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 32 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 30 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 16 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 472 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valašské Klobouky | 78 |
| 2 | Veselí nad Moravou | 49 |
| 3 | Praha | 32 |
| 4 | Zlín | 32 |
| 5 | Liberec | 19 |
| 6 | Luhačovice | 18 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 8 | Turnov | 11 |
| 9 | Nymburk | 10 |
| 10 | Otrokovice | 10 |
| 11 | Děčín | 9 |
| 12 | Teplice | 8 |
| 13 | Brno | 8 |
| 14 | Domažlice | 7 |
| 15 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 7 |
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | 7 |
| 17 | Benešov | 6 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 |
| 19 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 20 | Uherské Hradiště | 6 |
| 21 | Kolín | 4 |
| 22 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 4 |
| 23 | Poděbrady | 4 |
| 24 | Hodonín | 4 |
| 25 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 26 | Pohořelice | 4 |
| 27 | Moravský Krumlov | 4 |
| 28 | Karviná | 4 |
| 29 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 30 | Vsetín | 4 |
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