Surname
Kourek
236
Bearers
7288.
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 33 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kourek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 153 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 25 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 20 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 236 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihlava | 116 |
| 2 | Třebíč | 24 |
| 3 | Praha | 20 |
| 4 | Vyškov | 8 |
| 5 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 6 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 6 |
| 7 | Brno | 6 |
| 8 | Znojmo | 5 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 10 | Dačice | 3 |
| 11 | Most | 3 |
| 12 | Havlíčkův Brod | 3 |
| 13 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 14 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 15 | Cheb | 2 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 17 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 18 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 19 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 20 | Tišnov | 2 |
| 21 | Moravský Krumlov | 2 |
| 22 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 23 | Čáslav | 1 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 25 | Trhové Sviny | 1 |
| 26 | Humpolec | 1 |
| 27 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 28 | Litvínov | 1 |
| 29 | Zlín | 1 |
| 30 | Prostějov | 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