Surname
Sváček
254
Bearers
6724.
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 55 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Sváček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 82 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 46 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 27 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 22 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 21 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 19 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 18 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 254 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nový Jičín | 28 |
| 2 | Tábor | 23 |
| 3 | Praha | 21 |
| 4 | Valašské Meziříčí | 17 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 14 |
| 6 | Český Krumlov | 12 |
| 7 | Říčany | 9 |
| 8 | Vítkov | 9 |
| 9 | Pelhřimov | 8 |
| 10 | Opava | 7 |
| 11 | Kopřivnice | 7 |
| 12 | Přerov | 6 |
| 13 | Prostějov | 5 |
| 14 | Uherský Brod | 5 |
| 15 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 16 | Karviná | 4 |
| 17 | Šumperk | 4 |
| 18 | Benešov | 3 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 20 | Jindřichův Hradec | 3 |
| 21 | Pacov | 3 |
| 22 | Soběslav | 3 |
| 23 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 24 | Hranice | 3 |
| 25 | Vlašim | 2 |
| 26 | Písek | 2 |
| 27 | Cheb | 2 |
| 28 | Klatovy | 2 |
| 29 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 30 | Děčín | 2 |
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