Surname
Soušek
482
Bearers
3241.
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 87 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Soušek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 140 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 90 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 56 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 38 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 34 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 29 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 28 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 19 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 16 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 482 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomouc | 58 |
| 2 | Klatovy | 55 |
| 3 | Prostějov | 40 |
| 4 | Praha | 34 |
| 5 | Přerov | 24 |
| 6 | Vysoké Mýto | 18 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 11 |
| 8 | Opava | 10 |
| 9 | Brno | 9 |
| 10 | Krnov | 9 |
| 11 | Teplice | 8 |
| 12 | Karviná | 8 |
| 13 | Nýřany | 7 |
| 14 | Roudnice nad Labem | 7 |
| 15 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 16 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 17 | Písek | 6 |
| 18 | Stod | 6 |
| 19 | Kroměříž | 6 |
| 20 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
| 21 | Valašské Meziříčí | 6 |
| 22 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 23 | Blansko | 5 |
| 24 | Havířov | 5 |
| 25 | Domažlice | 4 |
| 26 | Svitavy | 4 |
| 27 | Litomyšl | 4 |
| 28 | Šternberk | 4 |
| 29 | Uničov | 4 |
| 30 | Židlochovice | 4 |
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