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Surname

Vik

Female form: Viková

463 Bearers
3396. 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 83 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Královéhradecký kraj 199
2 Liberecký kraj 55
3 Středočeský kraj 39
4 Hlavní město Praha 35
5 Jihočeský kraj 24
6 Ústecký kraj 19
7 Jihomoravský kraj 17
8 Pardubický kraj 16
9 Karlovarský kraj 16
10 Zlínský kraj 10
11 Moravskoslezský kraj 10
12 Olomoucký kraj 8
13 Kraj Vysočina 8
14 Plzeňský kraj 7
Total CZ463
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Hradec Králové 41
2 Trutnov 38
3 Praha 35
4 Náchod 29
5 Jičín 28
6 Liberec 26
7 Jindřichův Hradec 15
8 Jaroměř 13
9 Ostrov 10
10 Nová Paka 10
11 Brno 10
12 Černošice 9
13 Semily 9
14 Hořice 9
15 České Budějovice 8
16 Broumov 8
17 Plzeň 7
18 Kostelec nad Orlicí 7
19 Mladá Boleslav 6
20 Jablonec nad Nisou 5
21 Nový Bor 5
22 Tanvald 5
23 Chrudim 5
24 Vrchlabí 5
25 Žamberk 5
26 Kutná Hora 4
27 Chomutov 4
28 Žatec 4
29 Olomouc 4
30 Kladno 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