Surname
Kotásek
625
Bearers
2403.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
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 60 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kotásek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 242 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 211 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 91 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 20 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 625 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodonín | 162 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 67 |
| 3 | Frýdek-Místek | 58 |
| 4 | Otrokovice | 41 |
| 5 | Kyjov | 39 |
| 6 | Krnov | 34 |
| 7 | Brno | 22 |
| 8 | Kroměříž | 18 |
| 9 | Praha | 14 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 13 |
| 11 | Bílovec | 13 |
| 12 | Zlín | 11 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 10 |
| 14 | Bruntál | 10 |
| 15 | Veselí nad Moravou | 8 |
| 16 | Havířov | 7 |
| 17 | Uherský Brod | 6 |
| 18 | Český Těšín | 6 |
| 19 | Vimperk | 4 |
| 20 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 21 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 22 | Opava | 4 |
| 23 | Hlučín | 4 |
| 24 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 25 | Zábřeh | 4 |
| 26 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 27 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
| 28 | Břeclav | 3 |
| 29 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 30 | Mikulov | 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