405
Bearers
3950.
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 80 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Rek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 130 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 52 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 38 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 31 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 29 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 23 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 18 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 18 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 16 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 405 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hranice | 28 |
| 2 | Praha | 24 |
| 3 | Nový Jičín | 23 |
| 4 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 23 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 21 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 15 |
| 7 | Blansko | 14 |
| 8 | Prostějov | 13 |
| 9 | Česká Lípa | 10 |
| 10 | Brno | 10 |
| 11 | Kopřivnice | 9 |
| 12 | Chrudim | 8 |
| 13 | Lanškroun | 8 |
| 14 | Vlašim | 7 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 7 |
| 16 | Písek | 7 |
| 17 | Krnov | 7 |
| 18 | Bílovec | 7 |
| 19 | Čáslav | 6 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 21 | Nové Město nad Metují | 6 |
| 22 | Zlín | 6 |
| 23 | Vyškov | 6 |
| 24 | Soběslav | 5 |
| 25 | Jablunkov | 5 |
| 26 | Havířov | 5 |
| 27 | Rakovník | 4 |
| 28 | Poděbrady | 4 |
| 29 | Tábor | 4 |
| 30 | Ústí nad Labem | 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