Surname
Ovčáček
100
Bearers
17147.
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 26 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ovčáček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 36 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 17 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 12 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| Total CZ | 100 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 12 |
| 2 | Krnov | 8 |
| 3 | Zlín | 7 |
| 4 | Uherské Hradiště | 7 |
| 5 | Opava | 7 |
| 6 | Český Krumlov | 6 |
| 7 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 8 | Hranice | 5 |
| 9 | Černošice | 4 |
| 10 | Brno | 4 |
| 11 | Luhačovice | 4 |
| 12 | Otrokovice | 4 |
| 13 | Uherský Brod | 4 |
| 14 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 16 | Nový Bor | 2 |
| 17 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 18 | Prostějov | 2 |
| 19 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 20 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 21 | Přerov | 2 |
| 22 | Benešov | 1 |
| 23 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 24 | Bruntál | 1 |
| 25 | Ostrava | 1 |
| 26 | Valašské Meziříčí | 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