Surname
Snížek
258
Bearers
6628.
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 57 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Snížek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 71 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 42 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 39 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 30 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 258 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 42 |
| 2 | Kutná Hora | 29 |
| 3 | Jindřichův Hradec | 18 |
| 4 | Pelhřimov | 13 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 6 | Teplice | 11 |
| 7 | Říčany | 9 |
| 8 | Brno | 8 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 7 |
| 10 | Dačice | 6 |
| 11 | Cheb | 6 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 13 | Kolín | 5 |
| 14 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 15 | Lysá nad Labem | 4 |
| 16 | Poděbrady | 4 |
| 17 | Humpolec | 4 |
| 18 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 19 | Trutnov | 4 |
| 20 | Beroun | 3 |
| 21 | Kladno | 3 |
| 22 | Čáslav | 3 |
| 23 | Aš | 3 |
| 24 | Nýřany | 3 |
| 25 | Most | 3 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 27 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 28 | Benešov | 2 |
| 29 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 30 | Dobříš | 2 |
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