Surname
Hrbek
1 226
Bearers
1086.
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 139 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hrbek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 266 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 175 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 148 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 138 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 103 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 94 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 65 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 50 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 49 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 38 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 36 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 30 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 25 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| Total CZ | 1 226 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 175 |
| 2 | Brno | 42 |
| 3 | Jindřichův Hradec | 37 |
| 4 | Rakovník | 30 |
| 5 | Louny | 29 |
| 6 | Kutná Hora | 25 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 25 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 25 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 25 |
| 10 | Prachatice | 24 |
| 11 | Dobříš | 23 |
| 12 | Kladno | 22 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 22 |
| 14 | Pelhřimov | 21 |
| 15 | Sokolov | 21 |
| 16 | Kolín | 19 |
| 17 | Černošice | 18 |
| 18 | Chomutov | 18 |
| 19 | Ostrava | 18 |
| 20 | Děčín | 17 |
| 21 | Teplice | 17 |
| 22 | Slaný | 16 |
| 23 | Příbram | 15 |
| 24 | Cheb | 13 |
| 25 | Nýřany | 13 |
| 26 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 13 |
| 27 | Říčany | 12 |
| 28 | Třeboň | 12 |
| 29 | Nymburk | 11 |
| 30 | Havlíčkův Brod | 11 |
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