659
Bearers
2263.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
The feminine form of the surname Pálek. 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 93 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Palová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 192 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 102 |
| 3 | Liberecký kraj | 80 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 79 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 55 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 33 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 32 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 20 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 18 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 13 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 10 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 659 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 66 |
| 2 | Karviná | 40 |
| 3 | Vsetín | 40 |
| 4 | Hranice | 38 |
| 5 | Praha | 33 |
| 6 | Železný Brod | 28 |
| 7 | Boskovice | 19 |
| 8 | Zlín | 18 |
| 9 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 17 |
| 10 | Orlová | 17 |
| 11 | Brno | 16 |
| 12 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 15 |
| 13 | Přerov | 14 |
| 14 | Český Těšín | 13 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 12 |
| 16 | Kraslice | 11 |
| 17 | Tanvald | 10 |
| 18 | Most | 9 |
| 19 | Turnov | 9 |
| 20 | Kroměříž | 8 |
| 21 | Opava | 8 |
| 22 | Tábor | 7 |
| 23 | Litomyšl | 7 |
| 24 | Rosice | 7 |
| 25 | Otrokovice | 7 |
| 26 | Nový Jičín | 7 |
| 27 | Bohumín | 7 |
| 28 | Valašské Meziříčí | 7 |
| 29 | Jindřichův Hradec | 6 |
| 30 | Uherské Hradiště | 6 |
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