Surname
Mlýnek
576
Bearers
2651.
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 81 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Mlýnek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 181 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 140 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 123 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 27 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 19 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 576 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín | 46 |
| 2 | Veselí nad Moravou | 46 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 39 |
| 4 | Uherské Hradiště | 30 |
| 5 | Otrokovice | 28 |
| 6 | Hodonín | 25 |
| 7 | Praha | 24 |
| 8 | Brno | 23 |
| 9 | Opava | 23 |
| 10 | Hlučín | 23 |
| 11 | Břeclav | 20 |
| 12 | Uherský Brod | 20 |
| 13 | Valašské Meziříčí | 14 |
| 14 | Vsetín | 13 |
| 15 | Kroměříž | 11 |
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | 9 |
| 17 | Kolín | 8 |
| 18 | Mikulov | 8 |
| 19 | Přerov | 8 |
| 20 | Orlová | 8 |
| 21 | Holešov | 7 |
| 22 | Prachatice | 6 |
| 23 | Lanškroun | 6 |
| 24 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 25 | Kladno | 5 |
| 26 | Dobříš | 5 |
| 27 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 28 | Vizovice | 5 |
| 29 | Krnov | 5 |
| 30 | Havířov | 5 |
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