Surname
Špánek
159
Bearers
10954.
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 44 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Špánek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 40 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 32 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 25 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 20 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 159 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 32 |
| 2 | Židlochovice | 15 |
| 3 | Milevsko | 11 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 5 | Šlapanice | 8 |
| 6 | Třeboň | 7 |
| 7 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 6 |
| 8 | Mikulov | 6 |
| 9 | Sedlčany | 4 |
| 10 | Liberec | 4 |
| 11 | Brno | 4 |
| 12 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 3 |
| 13 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 14 | Děčín | 3 |
| 15 | Varnsdorf | 3 |
| 16 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 17 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 18 | Slavkov u Brna | 3 |
| 19 | Mělník | 2 |
| 20 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 21 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 22 | Ivančice | 2 |
| 23 | Havířov | 2 |
| 24 | Kravaře | 2 |
| 25 | Ostrava | 2 |
| 26 | Benešov | 1 |
| 27 | Kladno | 1 |
| 28 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 29 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 30 | Říčany | 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