Surname
Svatek
352
Bearers
4699.
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 52 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Svatek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 126 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 66 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 62 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 26 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 352 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tábor | 77 |
| 2 | Praha | 62 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 12 |
| 4 | Písek | 12 |
| 5 | Benešov | 11 |
| 6 | Vodňany | 11 |
| 7 | Cheb | 11 |
| 8 | Vlašim | 10 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 10 |
| 10 | Kladno | 8 |
| 11 | Humpolec | 8 |
| 12 | Černošice | 7 |
| 13 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 14 | Rakovník | 6 |
| 15 | Votice | 6 |
| 16 | Prachatice | 6 |
| 17 | Karlovy Vary | 6 |
| 18 | Varnsdorf | 6 |
| 19 | Sušice | 5 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 5 |
| 21 | Pelhřimov | 4 |
| 22 | Pacov | 4 |
| 23 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 24 | Nymburk | 3 |
| 25 | Říčany | 3 |
| 26 | Sedlčany | 3 |
| 27 | Milevsko | 3 |
| 28 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 29 | Žatec | 3 |
| 30 | Hodonín | 3 |
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