5 483
Bearers
125.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A shoemaker/cobbler (diminutive form).
Origin: from Czech 'švec' (shoemaker)
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 193 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ševčík — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 512 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 829 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 792 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 434 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 397 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 378 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 232 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 232 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 148 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 146 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 112 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 103 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 85 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 83 |
| Total CZ | 5 483 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 397 |
| 2 | Brno | 369 |
| 3 | Blansko | 361 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 283 |
| 5 | Zlín | 178 |
| 6 | Uherský Brod | 142 |
| 7 | Boskovice | 134 |
| 8 | Vyškov | 125 |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 116 |
| 10 | Kroměříž | 110 |
| 11 | Olomouc | 100 |
| 12 | Uherské Hradiště | 90 |
| 13 | Prostějov | 86 |
| 14 | Znojmo | 69 |
| 15 | Havířov | 67 |
| 16 | Hodonín | 66 |
| 17 | Kyjov | 65 |
| 18 | Přerov | 61 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 54 |
| 20 | Otrokovice | 54 |
| 21 | Šlapanice | 52 |
| 22 | Moravská Třebová | 51 |
| 23 | Tábor | 50 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 47 |
| 25 | Šumperk | 47 |
| 26 | Kladno | 43 |
| 27 | Plzeň | 42 |
| 28 | Luhačovice | 42 |
| 29 | Orlová | 42 |
| 30 | Opava | 39 |
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