Surname
Šaněk
136
Bearers
12867.
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 35 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Šaněk — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 44 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 33 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 10 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 136 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyjov | 21 |
| 2 | Praha | 14 |
| 3 | Kutná Hora | 7 |
| 4 | Příbram | 7 |
| 5 | Hodonín | 7 |
| 6 | Benešov | 6 |
| 7 | Jihlava | 6 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 9 | Vlašim | 5 |
| 10 | Slavkov u Brna | 5 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 12 | Brno | 4 |
| 13 | Humpolec | 3 |
| 14 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 15 | Kraslice | 3 |
| 16 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 17 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 18 | Veselí nad Moravou | 3 |
| 19 | Orlová | 3 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 21 | Písek | 2 |
| 22 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 23 | Bílina | 2 |
| 24 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 25 | Bohumín | 2 |
| 26 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 2 |
| 27 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 2 |
| 28 | Kolín | 1 |
| 29 | Železný Brod | 1 |
| 30 | Třebíč | 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