Surname
Kretek
244
Bearers
7019.
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 28 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kretek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 136 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 78 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 17 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 11 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 |
| Total CZ | 244 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 72 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 31 |
| 3 | Kravaře | 28 |
| 4 | Přerov | 17 |
| 5 | Hlučín | 16 |
| 6 | Havířov | 9 |
| 7 | Karviná | 8 |
| 8 | Třinec | 8 |
| 9 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
| 10 | Opava | 6 |
| 11 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 6 |
| 12 | Valašské Meziříčí | 6 |
| 13 | Jablunkov | 5 |
| 14 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 4 |
| 15 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 16 | Krnov | 3 |
| 17 | Kaplice | 2 |
| 18 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 19 | Brno | 2 |
| 20 | Orlová | 2 |
| 21 | Praha | 1 |
| 22 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 23 | Trhové Sviny | 1 |
| 24 | Humpolec | 1 |
| 25 | Vimperk | 1 |
| 26 | Liberec | 1 |
| 27 | Litvínov | 1 |
| 28 | Kopřivnice | 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