940
Bearers
1473.
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 128 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Horník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 131 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 100 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 99 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 74 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 71 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 69 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 68 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 67 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 57 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 49 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 47 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 45 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 34 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 29 |
| Total CZ | 940 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 100 |
| 2 | Chrudim | 84 |
| 3 | Písek | 31 |
| 4 | Uničov | 31 |
| 5 | Brno | 24 |
| 6 | Nýřany | 22 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 22 |
| 8 | Rakovník | 19 |
| 9 | Nový Bor | 19 |
| 10 | Hlinsko | 19 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 17 |
| 12 | Hranice | 16 |
| 13 | Pohořelice | 15 |
| 14 | Louny | 14 |
| 15 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 16 | Náchod | 13 |
| 17 | Černošice | 12 |
| 18 | Plzeň | 12 |
| 19 | Žatec | 12 |
| 20 | Mariánské Lázně | 11 |
| 21 | Děčín | 11 |
| 22 | Liberec | 11 |
| 23 | Jeseník | 11 |
| 24 | Česká Lípa | 10 |
| 25 | Hořice | 10 |
| 26 | Nový Jičín | 10 |
| 27 | Kladno | 9 |
| 28 | České Budějovice | 9 |
| 29 | Blovice | 9 |
| 30 | Třebíč | 9 |
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