334
Bearers
4991.
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 56 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Plesník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 116 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 78 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 70 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 26 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 13 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 334 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valašské Meziříčí | 81 |
| 2 | Hranice | 43 |
| 3 | Praha | 26 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 21 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 16 |
| 6 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 14 |
| 7 | Otrokovice | 13 |
| 8 | Brno | 9 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 9 |
| 10 | Opava | 7 |
| 11 | Karviná | 6 |
| 12 | Mohelnice | 6 |
| 13 | Sokolov | 5 |
| 14 | Bruntál | 5 |
| 15 | Šumperk | 5 |
| 16 | Havířov | 4 |
| 17 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 18 | Most | 3 |
| 19 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 20 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 3 |
| 21 | Nový Jičín | 3 |
| 22 | Přerov | 3 |
| 23 | Třinec | 3 |
| 24 | Kopřivnice | 3 |
| 25 | Kolín | 2 |
| 26 | Mělník | 2 |
| 27 | Vimperk | 2 |
| 28 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 29 | Lovosice | 2 |
| 30 | Hodonín | 2 |
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