Surname
Synek
1 330
Bearers
992.
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 149 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Synek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 242 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 174 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 158 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 156 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 124 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 88 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 75 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 70 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 55 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 53 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 48 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 41 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 25 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 21 |
| Total CZ | 1 330 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 158 |
| 2 | Brno | 53 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 45 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 44 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 44 |
| 6 | Příbram | 43 |
| 7 | Kyjov | 39 |
| 8 | Tišnov | 36 |
| 9 | Vyškov | 32 |
| 10 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 31 |
| 11 | Kolín | 24 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 23 |
| 13 | Přelouč | 22 |
| 14 | Černošice | 19 |
| 15 | Olomouc | 19 |
| 16 | Česká Třebová | 18 |
| 17 | Vysoké Mýto | 18 |
| 18 | Boskovice | 18 |
| 19 | Znojmo | 17 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 15 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 15 |
| 22 | Mělník | 13 |
| 23 | Kadaň | 13 |
| 24 | Chrudim | 13 |
| 25 | Svitavy | 13 |
| 26 | Konice | 13 |
| 27 | Havířov | 13 |
| 28 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 29 | Karlovy Vary | 12 |
| 30 | Trutnov | 12 |
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