Surname
Šourek
667
Bearers
2236.
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 91 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Šourek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 160 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 148 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 93 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 65 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 60 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 40 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 34 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 29 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 17 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 667 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 93 |
| 2 | Tanvald | 43 |
| 3 | Železný Brod | 38 |
| 4 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 37 |
| 5 | Příbram | 29 |
| 6 | Liberec | 22 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 20 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 18 |
| 9 | Kolín | 15 |
| 10 | Kutná Hora | 14 |
| 11 | Blatná | 14 |
| 12 | Jičín | 13 |
| 13 | Mělník | 12 |
| 14 | Kladno | 11 |
| 15 | Turnov | 11 |
| 16 | Děčín | 10 |
| 17 | Teplice | 10 |
| 18 | Náchod | 10 |
| 19 | Vrchlabí | 10 |
| 20 | Ústí nad Labem | 9 |
| 21 | Tábor | 8 |
| 22 | Pardubice | 8 |
| 23 | Říčany | 7 |
| 24 | Černošice | 7 |
| 25 | Litoměřice | 7 |
| 26 | Hořice | 7 |
| 27 | Písek | 6 |
| 28 | Strakonice | 6 |
| 29 | Karlovy Vary | 6 |
| 30 | Kralovice | 6 |
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