726
Bearers
2029.
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 67 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pavelek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 562 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 30 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 23 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 23 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 20 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 16 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 14 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| Total CZ | 726 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opava | 228 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 83 |
| 3 | Frýdek-Místek | 51 |
| 4 | Havířov | 36 |
| 5 | Orlová | 26 |
| 6 | Praha | 23 |
| 7 | Bílovec | 18 |
| 8 | Hlučín | 17 |
| 9 | Brno | 15 |
| 10 | Kravaře | 14 |
| 11 | Krnov | 13 |
| 12 | Vítkov | 13 |
| 13 | Bruntál | 12 |
| 14 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 11 |
| 15 | Liberec | 10 |
| 16 | Karviná | 9 |
| 17 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 7 |
| 18 | Bohumín | 7 |
| 19 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 7 |
| 20 | Kolín | 6 |
| 21 | Šumperk | 6 |
| 22 | Benešov | 5 |
| 23 | Rokycany | 5 |
| 24 | Ostrov | 5 |
| 25 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 26 | Jeseník | 5 |
| 27 | Český Těšín | 5 |
| 28 | Černošice | 4 |
| 29 | Teplice | 4 |
| 30 | Uherské Hradiště | 4 |
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