Surname

Plaček

1 500 Bearers

863. 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 136 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Plaček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Moravskoslezský kraj	460
2	Středočeský kraj	236
3	Jihomoravský kraj	163
4	Hlavní město Praha	116
5	Ústecký kraj	87
6	Zlínský kraj	87
7	Plzeňský kraj	77
8	Liberecký kraj	59
9	Kraj Vysočina	52
10	Karlovarský kraj	48
11	Pardubický kraj	43
12	Olomoucký kraj	31
13	Jihočeský kraj	24
14	Královéhradecký kraj	17
	Total CZ	1 500

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Hlučín	188
2	Ostrava	132
3	Praha	116
4	Znojmo	89
5	Kolín	44
6	Poděbrady	36
7	Brno	35
8	Moravské Budějovice	31
9	Kroměříž	29
10	Kralovice	26
11	Frýdek-Místek	26
12	Bohumín	26
13	Česká Lípa	23
14	Kravaře	22
15	Nymburk	21
16	Opava	21
17	Uherské Hradiště	19
18	Plzeň	18
19	Litoměřice	18
20	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	17
21	Karlovy Vary	17
22	Říčany	15
23	Sokolov	14
24	Pardubice	14
25	Mladá Boleslav	13
26	Rokycany	13
27	Teplice	13
28	Zlín	13
29	Nýřany	12
30	Liberec	12

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