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Surname

Kapek

Female form: Kapeková

120 Bearers
14408. 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 30 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 47
2 Středočeský kraj 41
3 Ústecký kraj 6
4 Moravskoslezský kraj 6
5 Karlovarský kraj 5
6 Liberecký kraj 3
7 Plzeňský kraj 2
8 Pardubický kraj 2
9 Olomoucký kraj 2
10 Královéhradecký kraj 2
11 Jihočeský kraj 2
12 Zlínský kraj 1
13 Kraj Vysočina 1
Total CZ120
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 47
2 Vlašim 22
3 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 5
4 Kutná Hora 4
5 Rakovník 4
6 Sokolov 4
7 Říčany 3
8 Ostrava 3
9 Benešov 2
10 Děčín 2
11 Teplice 2
12 Bílina 2
13 Bohumín 2
14 Hranice 2
15 Kladno 1
16 Pelhřimov 1
17 Tábor 1
18 Vodňany 1
19 Klatovy 1
20 Rokycany 1
21 Kraslice 1
22 Jablonec nad Nisou 1
23 Tanvald 1
24 Frýdlant 1
25 Chrudim 1
26 Náchod 1
27 Pardubice 1
28 Jaroměř 1
29 Zlín 1
30 Orlová 1

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