684
Bearers
2168.
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 95 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Klimek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 239 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 126 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 121 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 96 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 22 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 21 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 17 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 684 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyjov | 61 |
| 2 | Třinec | 56 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 46 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 25 |
| 5 | Zábřeh | 23 |
| 6 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 23 |
| 7 | Praha | 22 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 22 |
| 9 | Jablunkov | 21 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 20 |
| 11 | Holešov | 20 |
| 12 | Zlín | 18 |
| 13 | Havířov | 15 |
| 14 | Brno | 14 |
| 15 | Karviná | 13 |
| 16 | Český Těšín | 13 |
| 17 | Opava | 11 |
| 18 | Hranice | 11 |
| 19 | Valašské Meziříčí | 11 |
| 20 | Otrokovice | 10 |
| 21 | Šumperk | 10 |
| 22 | České Budějovice | 9 |
| 23 | Kroměříž | 8 |
| 24 | Blansko | 7 |
| 25 | Prostějov | 7 |
| 26 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 7 |
| 27 | Bruntál | 7 |
| 28 | Bílovec | 7 |
| 29 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 30 | Hodonín | 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