Surname
Kahánek
386
Bearers
4191.
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 49 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kahánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 284 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 20 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 15 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 386 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kopřivnice | 120 |
| 2 | Frýdek-Místek | 51 |
| 3 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 45 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 30 |
| 5 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 22 |
| 6 | Praha | 16 |
| 7 | Nový Jičín | 7 |
| 8 | Broumov | 5 |
| 9 | Valašské Meziříčí | 5 |
| 10 | Černošice | 4 |
| 11 | Most | 4 |
| 12 | Tanvald | 4 |
| 13 | Rosice | 4 |
| 14 | Beroun | 3 |
| 15 | Klatovy | 3 |
| 16 | Přeštice | 3 |
| 17 | Stod | 3 |
| 18 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 19 | Nový Bor | 3 |
| 20 | Zlín | 3 |
| 21 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 22 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 23 | Holešov | 3 |
| 24 | Uherský Brod | 3 |
| 25 | Vítkov | 3 |
| 26 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 27 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 28 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 29 | Jičín | 2 |
| 30 | Brno | 2 |
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