Surname
Šašek
902
Bearers
1549.
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 100 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Šašek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 236 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 130 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 115 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 114 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 101 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 40 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 38 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 33 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 24 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 23 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 18 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 8 |
| Total CZ | 902 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 101 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 91 |
| 3 | Jindřichův Hradec | 41 |
| 4 | Ústí nad Labem | 28 |
| 5 | Rokycany | 26 |
| 6 | Horažďovice | 24 |
| 7 | Karlovy Vary | 22 |
| 8 | Liberec | 21 |
| 9 | Nýřany | 20 |
| 10 | Brno | 19 |
| 11 | Písek | 18 |
| 12 | Teplice | 18 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 17 |
| 14 | Roudnice nad Labem | 17 |
| 15 | Kladno | 15 |
| 16 | Most | 15 |
| 17 | Tachov | 14 |
| 18 | Přeštice | 14 |
| 19 | Rakovník | 13 |
| 20 | Soběslav | 13 |
| 21 | Sušice | 13 |
| 22 | Velké Meziříčí | 13 |
| 23 | Opava | 13 |
| 24 | Slaný | 12 |
| 25 | Černošice | 12 |
| 26 | Pelhřimov | 12 |
| 27 | Litvínov | 11 |
| 28 | Benešov | 10 |
| 29 | Říčany | 9 |
| 30 | Strakonice | 9 |
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