250
Bearers
6850.
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 42 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Potužník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 63 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 45 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 39 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 34 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 20 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 250 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 34 |
| 2 | Klatovy | 29 |
| 3 | Strakonice | 20 |
| 4 | Černošice | 19 |
| 5 | Sušice | 16 |
| 6 | Vimperk | 15 |
| 7 | Sokolov | 14 |
| 8 | Hořovice | 12 |
| 9 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 9 |
| 10 | Zlín | 9 |
| 11 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 13 | Domažlice | 4 |
| 14 | Cheb | 4 |
| 15 | Brno | 4 |
| 16 | Opava | 4 |
| 17 | Kladno | 3 |
| 18 | Teplice | 3 |
| 19 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 20 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
| 21 | Hodonín | 3 |
| 22 | Neratovice | 2 |
| 23 | Blatná | 2 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 25 | Horažďovice | 2 |
| 26 | Stod | 2 |
| 27 | Litvínov | 2 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 2 |
| 29 | Karviná | 2 |
| 30 | Ostrava | 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