Surname

Karpíšek

560 Bearers

2741. 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 87 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Jihomoravský kraj	98
2	Jihočeský kraj	70
3	Hlavní město Praha	65
4	Středočeský kraj	60
5	Plzeňský kraj	59
6	Kraj Vysočina	49
7	Ústecký kraj	42
8	Pardubický kraj	28
9	Liberecký kraj	26
10	Karlovarský kraj	25
11	Královéhradecký kraj	20
12	Moravskoslezský kraj	10
13	Zlínský kraj	7
14	Olomoucký kraj	1
	Total CZ	560

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	65
2	Brno	41
3	Dačice	32
4	Nýřany	27
5	Znojmo	22
6	Plzeň	21
7	Svitavy	15
8	Moravské Budějovice	14
9	Kladno	13
10	Hradec Králové	12
11	Jindřichův Hradec	11
12	Židlochovice	11
13	Kraslice	10
14	Chomutov	10
15	Třebíč	10
16	Černošice	9
17	Soběslav	9
18	Liberec	9
19	Pohořelice	9
20	Jablonec nad Nisou	8
21	Vysoké Mýto	8
22	Hustopeče	8
23	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	7
24	Most	7
25	Roudnice nad Labem	7
26	Beroun	6
27	Mělník	6
28	Pelhřimov	6
29	Tábor	6
30	Trutnov	6

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