Surname
Kaštánek
309
Bearers
5421.
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 71 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kaštánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 49 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 48 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 47 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 34 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 34 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 28 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 26 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 309 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 48 |
| 2 | Uherské Hradiště | 24 |
| 3 | Nové Město na Moravě | 23 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 13 |
| 5 | Jindřichův Hradec | 11 |
| 6 | Moravská Třebová | 11 |
| 7 | Znojmo | 11 |
| 8 | Brno | 9 |
| 9 | Kladno | 8 |
| 10 | Český Krumlov | 6 |
| 11 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 12 | Tábor | 5 |
| 13 | Kaplice | 5 |
| 14 | Chrudim | 5 |
| 15 | Vysoké Mýto | 5 |
| 16 | Rosice | 5 |
| 17 | Hlučín | 5 |
| 18 | Dačice | 4 |
| 19 | Milevsko | 4 |
| 20 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 21 | Teplice | 4 |
| 22 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 23 | Hlinsko | 4 |
| 24 | Polička | 4 |
| 25 | Moravský Krumlov | 4 |
| 26 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 4 |
| 27 | Kolín | 3 |
| 28 | Slaný | 3 |
| 29 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 3 |
| 30 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
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