Surname
Michalek
92
Bearers
18458.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 26 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Michalek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 70 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 3 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 1 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 92 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jablunkov | 15 |
| 2 | Frýdek-Místek | 11 |
| 3 | Třinec | 11 |
| 4 | Orlová | 8 |
| 5 | Karviná | 7 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 7 | Rokycany | 4 |
| 8 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 9 | Praha | 3 |
| 10 | Tanvald | 3 |
| 11 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 12 | Opava | 2 |
| 13 | Hlučín | 2 |
| 14 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 15 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 17 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 18 | Železný Brod | 1 |
| 19 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 20 | Kroměříž | 1 |
| 21 | Valašské Klobouky | 1 |
| 22 | Uherský Brod | 1 |
| 23 | Nový Jičín | 1 |
| 24 | Český Těšín | 1 |
| 25 | Havířov | 1 |
| 26 | Uničov | 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