Surname

Vaníček

2 021 Bearers

594. 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 169 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	294
2	Královéhradecký kraj	270
3	Pardubický kraj	211
4	Liberecký kraj	211
5	Hlavní město Praha	207
6	Ústecký kraj	163
7	Jihomoravský kraj	140
8	Jihočeský kraj	102
9	Kraj Vysočina	95
10	Moravskoslezský kraj	80
11	Olomoucký kraj	71
12	Karlovarský kraj	64
13	Plzeňský kraj	58
14	Zlínský kraj	55
	Total CZ	2 021

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	207
2	Hradec Králové	78
3	Jičín	65
4	Žamberk	65
5	Liberec	53
6	Třebíč	45
7	Kolín	43
8	Pardubice	43
9	Brno	40
10	Nový Bydžov	38
11	Turnov	34
12	Lanškroun	33
13	Znojmo	32
14	Mladá Boleslav	31
15	Ostrava	31
16	Poděbrady	29
17	Hořovice	28
18	Děčín	25
19	Kladno	24
20	Jindřichův Hradec	24
21	Teplice	22
22	Vrchlabí	22
23	Černošice	21
24	Česká Lípa	21
25	Chrudim	21
26	Jablonec nad Nisou	20
27	Frýdlant	20
28	Chomutov	19
29	Rožnov pod Radhoštěm	19
30	Nymburk	18

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