Surname
Šamánek
212
Bearers
8148.
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 46 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Šamánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 82 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 48 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 26 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 212 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroměříž | 53 |
| 2 | Brno | 32 |
| 3 | Praha | 17 |
| 4 | Valašské Meziříčí | 14 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 6 | Černošice | 5 |
| 7 | Otrokovice | 5 |
| 8 | Kolín | 4 |
| 9 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 10 | Prostějov | 4 |
| 11 | Kuřim | 4 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 13 | Zlín | 3 |
| 14 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 15 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 3 |
| 16 | Moravské Budějovice | 3 |
| 17 | Nový Jičín | 3 |
| 18 | Přerov | 3 |
| 19 | Krnov | 3 |
| 20 | Teplice | 2 |
| 21 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 2 |
| 22 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 23 | Šlapanice | 2 |
| 24 | Veselí nad Moravou | 2 |
| 25 | Bruntál | 2 |
| 26 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 27 | Vsetín | 2 |
| 28 | Židlochovice | 2 |
| 29 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 30 | Český Brod | 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