2 195
Bearers
529.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of Václav.
Origin: from Václav
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 167 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vašek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 434 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 431 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 272 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 215 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 142 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 137 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 129 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 129 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 83 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 77 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 44 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 44 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 37 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 21 |
| Total CZ | 2 195 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 145 |
| 2 | Praha | 129 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 126 |
| 4 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 126 |
| 5 | Hodonín | 73 |
| 6 | Hlinsko | 67 |
| 7 | Frýdek-Místek | 62 |
| 8 | Břeclav | 38 |
| 9 | Chrudim | 35 |
| 10 | Opava | 33 |
| 11 | Příbram | 31 |
| 12 | Boskovice | 31 |
| 13 | Mohelnice | 31 |
| 14 | Jindřichův Hradec | 30 |
| 15 | Pardubice | 30 |
| 16 | Havířov | 29 |
| 17 | Zlín | 27 |
| 18 | Uherské Hradiště | 27 |
| 19 | Liberec | 25 |
| 20 | Moravská Třebová | 25 |
| 21 | Veselí nad Moravou | 25 |
| 22 | Orlová | 25 |
| 23 | Chotěboř | 24 |
| 24 | Blansko | 24 |
| 25 | Valašské Meziříčí | 24 |
| 26 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 23 |
| 27 | Karviná | 23 |
| 28 | Nový Jičín | 23 |
| 29 | Vsetín | 22 |
| 30 | Havlíčkův Brod | 19 |
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