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Surname

Khek

Female form: Kheková

74 Bearers
22122. 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 16 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 20
2 Středočeský kraj 19
3 Plzeňský kraj 12
4 Pardubický kraj 9
5 Moravskoslezský kraj 6
6 Kraj Vysočina 3
7 Jihočeský kraj 2
8 Jihomoravský kraj 2
9 Ústecký kraj 1
Total CZ74
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 20
2 Benešov 14
3 Plzeň 10
4 Ústí nad Orlicí 8
5 Havířov 6
6 Dobříš 3
7 Třebíč 3
8 Brno 2
9 Čáslav 1
10 Poděbrady 1
11 České Budějovice 1
12 Písek 1
13 Domažlice 1
14 Blovice 1
15 Litoměřice 1
16 Česká Třebová 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