Surname
Koleček
231
Bearers
7437.
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 36 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Koleček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 129 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 41 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 3 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 231 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 86 |
| 2 | Valašské Meziříčí | 40 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 14 |
| 4 | Ústí nad Labem | 10 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 10 |
| 6 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
| 7 | Odry | 6 |
| 8 | Krnov | 5 |
| 9 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 10 | Nymburk | 4 |
| 11 | Frýdlant | 4 |
| 12 | Orlová | 4 |
| 13 | Praha | 3 |
| 14 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 16 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 17 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 18 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 2 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 2 |
| 20 | Zlín | 2 |
| 21 | Vyškov | 2 |
| 22 | Opava | 2 |
| 23 | Přerov | 2 |
| 24 | Jeseník | 2 |
| 25 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 26 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 27 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 28 | Litvínov | 1 |
| 29 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 30 | Brno | 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