Surname
Rusek
396
Bearers
4056.
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 60 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Rusek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 213 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 59 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 32 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 23 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| Total CZ | 396 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 47 |
| 2 | Valašské Meziříčí | 35 |
| 3 | Bílovec | 30 |
| 4 | Karviná | 21 |
| 5 | Bohumín | 21 |
| 6 | Brno | 18 |
| 7 | Praha | 17 |
| 8 | Nový Jičín | 16 |
| 9 | Orlová | 15 |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 14 |
| 11 | Olomouc | 13 |
| 12 | Havířov | 10 |
| 13 | Teplice | 9 |
| 14 | Kopřivnice | 8 |
| 15 | Otrokovice | 7 |
| 16 | Krnov | 7 |
| 17 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 18 | Opava | 6 |
| 19 | Přerov | 6 |
| 20 | Mikulov | 5 |
| 21 | Luhačovice | 5 |
| 22 | Český Těšín | 5 |
| 23 | Liberec | 4 |
| 24 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 25 | Kravaře | 4 |
| 26 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 27 | Černošice | 3 |
| 28 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 29 | Svitavy | 3 |
| 30 | Břeclav | 3 |
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