6 149
Bearers
97.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
By social standing
A co-buyer, partner in a purchase.
Origin: from Czech 'soukup' (co-buyer)
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 192 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Soukup — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 1 044 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 984 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 810 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 800 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 594 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 360 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 299 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 272 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 211 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 209 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 170 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 147 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 127 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 122 |
| Total CZ | 6 149 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 984 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 282 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 197 |
| 4 | Černošice | 127 |
| 5 | Příbram | 122 |
| 6 | Strakonice | 115 |
| 7 | Liberec | 104 |
| 8 | Kladno | 98 |
| 9 | Brno | 96 |
| 10 | Teplice | 95 |
| 11 | Nýřany | 86 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 86 |
| 13 | Beroun | 81 |
| 14 | Kralovice | 80 |
| 15 | Tábor | 78 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 77 |
| 17 | Most | 77 |
| 18 | Rokycany | 75 |
| 19 | Znojmo | 70 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 67 |
| 21 | Písek | 66 |
| 22 | Jindřichův Hradec | 63 |
| 23 | Sokolov | 59 |
| 24 | Ostrava | 59 |
| 25 | Chomutov | 57 |
| 26 | Jilemnice | 57 |
| 27 | Prachatice | 56 |
| 28 | Mladá Boleslav | 54 |
| 29 | Hradec Králové | 54 |
| 30 | Horažďovice | 52 |
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