Surname
Košek
563
Bearers
2720.
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 73 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Košek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 242 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 85 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 56 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 52 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 35 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 34 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 16 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 563 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberec | 124 |
| 2 | Turnov | 62 |
| 3 | Praha | 56 |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav | 32 |
| 5 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 29 |
| 6 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 23 |
| 7 | Karlovy Vary | 19 |
| 8 | Teplice | 15 |
| 9 | Jičín | 14 |
| 10 | Frýdlant | 12 |
| 11 | Děčín | 9 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 9 |
| 13 | Ostrov | 8 |
| 14 | Česká Lípa | 8 |
| 15 | Nový Bor | 8 |
| 16 | Hradec Králové | 8 |
| 17 | Polička | 7 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 19 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 5 |
| 20 | Železný Brod | 5 |
| 21 | Opava | 5 |
| 22 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 23 | Strakonice | 4 |
| 24 | Rokycany | 4 |
| 25 | Tachov | 4 |
| 26 | Litoměřice | 4 |
| 27 | Roudnice nad Labem | 4 |
| 28 | Jaroměř | 4 |
| 29 | Česká Třebová | 4 |
| 30 | Čáslav | 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