Surname
Tvarůžek
352
Bearers
4701.
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 68 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Tvarůžek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 74 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 71 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 69 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 42 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 21 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 13 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 352 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 37 |
| 2 | Třebíč | 30 |
| 3 | Valašské Klobouky | 27 |
| 4 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 18 |
| 5 | Velké Meziříčí | 13 |
| 6 | Rakovník | 12 |
| 7 | Jihlava | 12 |
| 8 | Nový Jičín | 12 |
| 9 | Praha | 10 |
| 10 | Znojmo | 9 |
| 11 | Rosice | 9 |
| 12 | Odry | 9 |
| 13 | Sokolov | 8 |
| 14 | Valašské Meziříčí | 8 |
| 15 | Hodonín | 7 |
| 16 | Cheb | 6 |
| 17 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 6 |
| 18 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 19 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 5 |
| 20 | Kopřivnice | 5 |
| 21 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 22 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 23 | Vrchlabí | 4 |
| 24 | Kroměříž | 4 |
| 25 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 4 |
| 26 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 4 |
| 27 | Kladno | 3 |
| 28 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 29 | Kraslice | 3 |
| 30 | Teplice | 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