Surname
Smilek
162
Bearers
10712.
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 Smilek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 97 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 10 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 162 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsetín | 64 |
| 2 | Vizovice | 14 |
| 3 | Třebíč | 10 |
| 4 | Zlín | 6 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 6 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 7 | Sušice | 5 |
| 8 | Praha | 4 |
| 9 | Brno | 4 |
| 10 | Valašské Meziříčí | 4 |
| 11 | Kladno | 3 |
| 12 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 13 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 14 | Jeseník | 3 |
| 15 | Havířov | 3 |
| 16 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 17 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 18 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 2 |
| 19 | Nový Jičín | 2 |
| 20 | Kolín | 1 |
| 21 | Černošice | 1 |
| 22 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 23 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 24 | Mariánské Lázně | 1 |
| 25 | Aš | 1 |
| 26 | Holice | 1 |
| 27 | Jilemnice | 1 |
| 28 | Kuřim | 1 |
| 29 | Valašské Klobouky | 1 |
| 30 | Frýdek-Místek | 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