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Surname

Racek

Female form: Račeková

474 Bearers
3305. 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 77 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Plzeňský kraj 84
2 Ústecký kraj 73
3 Jihomoravský kraj 69
4 Hlavní město Praha 67
5 Pardubický kraj 51
6 Středočeský kraj 36
7 Jihočeský kraj 19
8 Královéhradecký kraj 16
9 Karlovarský kraj 15
10 Liberecký kraj 14
11 Moravskoslezský kraj 11
12 Olomoucký kraj 9
13 Kraj Vysočina 8
14 Zlínský kraj 2
Total CZ474
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 67
2 Plzeň 45
3 Brno 27
4 Pardubice 24
5 Hodonín 16
6 Nýřany 15
7 Lovosice 15
8 Děčín 13
9 Most 13
10 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 12
11 Hradec Králové 10
12 Litomyšl 10
13 Přeštice 9
14 České Budějovice 8
15 Břeclav 8
16 Ostrava 7
17 Černošice 6
18 Rokycany 6
19 Sokolov 6
20 Ústí nad Labem 6
21 Chrudim 6
22 Tábor 5
23 Liberec 5
24 Louny 5
25 Teplice 5
26 Litvínov 5
27 Blansko 5
28 Dačice 4
29 Humpolec 4
30 Nepomuk 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