Surname
Kochánek
88
Bearers
19124.
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 24 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kochánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 22 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 88 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 10 |
| 2 | Tanvald | 9 |
| 3 | Železný Brod | 9 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 6 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 6 |
| 6 | Frýdek-Místek | 6 |
| 7 | Vlašim | 4 |
| 8 | Brno | 4 |
| 9 | Rakovník | 3 |
| 10 | Slaný | 3 |
| 11 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 12 | Liberec | 3 |
| 13 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 14 | Černošice | 2 |
| 15 | Teplice | 2 |
| 16 | Svitavy | 2 |
| 17 | Broumov | 2 |
| 18 | Česká Třebová | 2 |
| 19 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 20 | Telč | 2 |
| 21 | Hlučín | 2 |
| 22 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 23 | Semily | 1 |
| 24 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 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