Surname
Valek
128
Bearers
13599.
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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Valek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 56 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 128 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jindřichův Hradec | 16 |
| 2 | Pelhřimov | 14 |
| 3 | Český Krumlov | 13 |
| 4 | Praha | 11 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 6 | Týn nad Vltavou | 8 |
| 7 | Havířov | 6 |
| 8 | Dačice | 4 |
| 9 | Jeseník | 4 |
| 10 | Beroun | 3 |
| 11 | Vysoké Mýto | 3 |
| 12 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 15 | Říčany | 2 |
| 16 | Třeboň | 2 |
| 17 | Soběslav | 2 |
| 18 | Aš | 2 |
| 19 | Boskovice | 2 |
| 20 | Bruntál | 2 |
| 21 | Kladno | 1 |
| 22 | Příbram | 1 |
| 23 | Slaný | 1 |
| 24 | Černošice | 1 |
| 25 | Písek | 1 |
| 26 | Tábor | 1 |
| 27 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 28 | Pacov | 1 |
| 29 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 30 | Ostrov | 1 |
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