251
Bearers
6808.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
The feminine form of the surname Knížek. 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 63 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Knížová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 51 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 34 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 28 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 24 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 19 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 18 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 15 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 251 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 28 |
| 2 | Tábor | 15 |
| 3 | Uherské Hradiště | 15 |
| 4 | Černošice | 12 |
| 5 | Blatná | 12 |
| 6 | Jihlava | 12 |
| 7 | Pelhřimov | 8 |
| 8 | Milevsko | 8 |
| 9 | Plzeň | 7 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 7 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 12 | Nýřany | 6 |
| 13 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 14 | Kladno | 5 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 16 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 17 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 18 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 19 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 20 | Zábřeh | 4 |
| 21 | Český Krumlov | 3 |
| 22 | Písek | 3 |
| 23 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 25 | Ostrov | 3 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 27 | Liberec | 3 |
| 28 | Most | 3 |
| 29 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 30 | Přelouč | 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