571
Bearers
2675.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 80 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jeník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 148 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 99 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 97 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 68 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 48 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 44 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 22 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 571 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 97 |
| 2 | Nymburk | 57 |
| 3 | Pardubice | 37 |
| 4 | Liberec | 21 |
| 5 | Poděbrady | 19 |
| 6 | Kolín | 15 |
| 7 | Vysoké Mýto | 15 |
| 8 | Trutnov | 14 |
| 9 | Česká Lípa | 13 |
| 10 | Hradec Králové | 13 |
| 11 | Příbram | 12 |
| 12 | Tanvald | 12 |
| 13 | Přelouč | 11 |
| 14 | Česká Třebová | 11 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 9 |
| 16 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 9 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 9 |
| 18 | Ústí nad Labem | 9 |
| 19 | Litvínov | 8 |
| 20 | Chrudim | 8 |
| 21 | Nový Bor | 7 |
| 22 | Semily | 7 |
| 23 | Slaný | 6 |
| 24 | Louny | 6 |
| 25 | Most | 6 |
| 26 | Kutná Hora | 5 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 5 |
| 28 | Litoměřice | 5 |
| 29 | Jičín | 5 |
| 30 | Svitavy | 5 |
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