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Surname

Turek

Female form: Tureková

3 092 Bearers
329. 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 181 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Turek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Jihočeský kraj 457
2 Hlavní město Praha 440
3 Středočeský kraj 388
4 Moravskoslezský kraj 324
5 Plzeňský kraj 288
6 Ústecký kraj 242
7 Jihomoravský kraj 211
8 Královéhradecký kraj 150
9 Olomoucký kraj 147
10 Kraj Vysočina 132
11 Karlovarský kraj 112
12 Pardubický kraj 89
13 Liberecký kraj 64
14 Zlínský kraj 48
Total CZ3 092
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 440
2 České Budějovice 105
3 Prachatice 79
4 Brno 67
5 Tábor 61
6 Šumperk 59
7 Ostrava 58
8 Plzeň 57
9 Strakonice 47
10 Karlovy Vary 45
11 Jablunkov 45
12 Nový Jičín 44
13 Rokycany 42
14 Znojmo 42
15 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 41
16 Hradec Králové 40
17 Černošice 39
18 Hodonín 38
19 Sušice 36
20 Trutnov 36
21 Vlašim 35
22 Cheb 33
23 Teplice 29
24 Frýdek-Místek 29
25 Opava 29
26 Pelhřimov 28
27 Ústí nad Labem 28
28 Olomouc 28
29 Benešov 27
30 Mladá Boleslav 27

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