Houdek

Female form: Houdeková

1 810 Bearers

690. 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 154 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	290
2	Hlavní město Praha	256
3	Jihočeský kraj	232
4	Plzeňský kraj	227
5	Ústecký kraj	151
6	Pardubický kraj	149
7	Kraj Vysočina	131
8	Jihomoravský kraj	111
9	Moravskoslezský kraj	68
10	Liberecký kraj	51
11	Karlovarský kraj	50
12	Zlínský kraj	38
13	Olomoucký kraj	29
14	Královéhradecký kraj	27
	Total CZ	1 810

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	256
2	Plzeň	89
3	Písek	56
4	Brno	51
5	Bystřice nad Pernštejnem	49
6	Vlašim	48
7	Vysoké Mýto	39
8	České Budějovice	33
9	Chomutov	33
10	Pardubice	31
11	Tábor	28
12	Nýřany	28
13	Ostrava	24
14	Votice	22
15	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	22
16	Polička	22
17	Teplice	19
18	Ústí nad Labem	19
19	Nymburk	18
20	Kutná Hora	17
21	Blatná	17
22	Karlovy Vary	17
23	Kladno	16
24	Říčany	16
25	Domažlice	16
26	Klatovy	16
27	Stříbro	16
28	Žďár nad Sázavou	16
29	Boskovice	16
30	Soběslav	15

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