Surname
Ropek
101
Bearers
17012.
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 26 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ropek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 54 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 101 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vysoké Mýto | 31 |
| 2 | Praha | 14 |
| 3 | Litomyšl | 14 |
| 4 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 5 | Český Brod | 3 |
| 6 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 8 | Nymburk | 2 |
| 9 | Rakovník | 2 |
| 10 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 12 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 2 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 2 |
| 14 | Prostějov | 2 |
| 15 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 2 |
| 16 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 2 |
| 17 | Šumperk | 2 |
| 18 | Benešov | 1 |
| 19 | Říčany | 1 |
| 20 | Milevsko | 1 |
| 21 | Liberec | 1 |
| 22 | Holice | 1 |
| 23 | Česká Třebová | 1 |
| 24 | Karviná | 1 |
| 25 | Nový Jičín | 1 |
| 26 | Ostrava | 1 |
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