Surname
Karásek
2 449
Bearers
457.
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 173 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Karásek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 437 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 293 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 240 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 221 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 200 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 181 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 171 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 157 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 149 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 131 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 92 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 79 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 58 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 40 |
| Total CZ | 2 449 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 240 |
| 2 | Brno | 132 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 68 |
| 4 | Prostějov | 66 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 66 |
| 6 | Moravské Budějovice | 61 |
| 7 | Veselí nad Moravou | 60 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 58 |
| 9 | Liberec | 51 |
| 10 | Velké Meziříčí | 50 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 49 |
| 12 | Třebíč | 46 |
| 13 | Turnov | 43 |
| 14 | Jičín | 40 |
| 15 | Teplice | 38 |
| 16 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 33 |
| 17 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 32 |
| 18 | Dačice | 28 |
| 19 | Chomutov | 28 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 27 |
| 21 | Jihlava | 27 |
| 22 | Ústí nad Labem | 26 |
| 23 | Pohořelice | 24 |
| 24 | Mladá Boleslav | 23 |
| 25 | Náchod | 23 |
| 26 | Boskovice | 23 |
| 27 | Rosice | 23 |
| 28 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 22 |
| 29 | Kroměříž | 22 |
| 30 | Uherské Hradiště | 22 |
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