Surname
Pávek
557
Bearers
2750.
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 93 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pávek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 157 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 64 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 60 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 52 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 35 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 35 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 32 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 26 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 23 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 22 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 21 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 14 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 |
| Total CZ | 557 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 65 |
| 2 | Praha | 64 |
| 3 | Brno | 23 |
| 4 | České Budějovice | 21 |
| 5 | Velké Meziříčí | 21 |
| 6 | Česká Třebová | 20 |
| 7 | Litomyšl | 19 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 13 |
| 9 | Šumperk | 13 |
| 10 | Černošice | 12 |
| 11 | Kladno | 10 |
| 12 | Třeboň | 10 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 10 |
| 14 | Karlovy Vary | 9 |
| 15 | Liberec | 9 |
| 16 | Hradec Králové | 9 |
| 17 | Pardubice | 9 |
| 18 | Lanškroun | 9 |
| 19 | Jindřichův Hradec | 8 |
| 20 | Teplice | 8 |
| 21 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 8 |
| 22 | Soběslav | 7 |
| 23 | Rumburk | 7 |
| 24 | Moravská Třebová | 7 |
| 25 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 26 | Vysoké Mýto | 6 |
| 27 | Tachov | 5 |
| 28 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 5 |
| 29 | Nový Bor | 5 |
| 30 | Svitavy | 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