Surname
Knězek
75
Bearers
21869.
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 19 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Knězek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 54 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 75 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frýdek-Místek | 17 |
| 2 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 11 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 4 | Brno | 5 |
| 5 | Nový Jičín | 5 |
| 6 | Orlová | 5 |
| 7 | Praha | 4 |
| 8 | Prostějov | 4 |
| 9 | Opava | 4 |
| 10 | Blansko | 2 |
| 11 | Jindřichův Hradec | 1 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 14 | Kroměříž | 1 |
| 15 | Šlapanice | 1 |
| 16 | Karviná | 1 |
| 17 | Přerov | 1 |
| 18 | Český Těšín | 1 |
| 19 | Kopřivnice | 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