Surname
Václavek
957
Bearers
1453.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 119 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Václavek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 175 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 124 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 117 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 108 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 108 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 64 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 60 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 55 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 44 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 36 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 20 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 18 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 17 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 11 |
| Total CZ | 957 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 55 |
| 2 | Moravská Třebová | 49 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 49 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 47 |
| 5 | Brno | 42 |
| 6 | Jihlava | 40 |
| 7 | Šumperk | 39 |
| 8 | Zlín | 34 |
| 9 | Hradec Králové | 29 |
| 10 | Třebíč | 29 |
| 11 | Přelouč | 27 |
| 12 | Zábřeh | 24 |
| 13 | Moravské Budějovice | 23 |
| 14 | Havířov | 21 |
| 15 | Prostějov | 19 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 16 |
| 17 | České Budějovice | 13 |
| 18 | Děčín | 13 |
| 19 | Žamberk | 13 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 11 |
| 21 | Frýdek-Místek | 10 |
| 22 | Valašské Meziříčí | 10 |
| 23 | Černošice | 9 |
| 24 | Blansko | 9 |
| 25 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 9 |
| 26 | Mohelnice | 9 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 8 |
| 28 | Přerov | 8 |
| 29 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 |
| 30 | Konice | 7 |
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