Surname
Uherek
445
Bearers
3535.
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 63 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Uherek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 212 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 75 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 61 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 20 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 445 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frýdek-Místek | 49 |
| 2 | Karviná | 44 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 42 |
| 4 | Uherské Hradiště | 32 |
| 5 | Orlová | 26 |
| 6 | Uherský Brod | 20 |
| 7 | Vsetín | 17 |
| 8 | Kyjov | 16 |
| 9 | Hodonín | 14 |
| 10 | Brno | 14 |
| 11 | Havířov | 12 |
| 12 | Praha | 11 |
| 13 | Krnov | 11 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 8 |
| 15 | Prostějov | 7 |
| 16 | Přerov | 7 |
| 17 | Kadaň | 6 |
| 18 | Hořice | 6 |
| 19 | Konice | 6 |
| 20 | Bohumín | 6 |
| 21 | Příbram | 5 |
| 22 | Kopřivnice | 5 |
| 23 | Mikulov | 4 |
| 24 | Odry | 4 |
| 25 | Slaný | 3 |
| 26 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 27 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 28 | Rumburk | 3 |
| 29 | Jičín | 3 |
| 30 | Vyškov | 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