Surname
Stárek
996
Bearers
1383.
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 133 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Stárek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 193 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 177 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 104 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 103 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 76 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 63 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 57 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 51 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 47 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 40 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 33 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 19 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 19 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| Total CZ | 996 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 193 |
| 2 | Říčany | 62 |
| 3 | Liberec | 35 |
| 4 | Kroměříž | 29 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 28 |
| 6 | Hradec Králové | 27 |
| 7 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 26 |
| 8 | Brno | 24 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 19 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 17 |
| 11 | Teplice | 17 |
| 12 | Děčín | 16 |
| 13 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 15 |
| 14 | Kladno | 14 |
| 15 | Kolín | 13 |
| 16 | Český Brod | 13 |
| 17 | Česká Lípa | 12 |
| 18 | Most | 11 |
| 19 | Trutnov | 11 |
| 20 | Šlapanice | 11 |
| 21 | Čáslav | 10 |
| 22 | Rumburk | 10 |
| 23 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 10 |
| 24 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 10 |
| 25 | Votice | 9 |
| 26 | Litoměřice | 9 |
| 27 | Louny | 9 |
| 28 | Náchod | 9 |
| 29 | Havířov | 9 |
| 30 | Varnsdorf | 8 |
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