Surname
Víšek
843
Bearers
1704.
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 123 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Víšek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 249 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 126 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 101 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 81 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 51 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 43 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 41 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 32 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 31 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 30 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 28 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 8 |
| Total CZ | 843 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrudim | 114 |
| 2 | Praha | 101 |
| 3 | Pardubice | 67 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 38 |
| 5 | Vysoké Mýto | 26 |
| 6 | Brno | 20 |
| 7 | Slaný | 17 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 16 |
| 9 | Havlíčkův Brod | 16 |
| 10 | Trutnov | 16 |
| 11 | Čáslav | 15 |
| 12 | Černošice | 15 |
| 13 | Benešov | 11 |
| 14 | Děčín | 11 |
| 15 | Šumperk | 10 |
| 16 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 10 |
| 17 | Most | 9 |
| 18 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 9 |
| 19 | Kyjov | 9 |
| 20 | Kolín | 8 |
| 21 | Chotěboř | 8 |
| 22 | Hlinsko | 8 |
| 23 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 7 |
| 24 | Tábor | 7 |
| 25 | Turnov | 7 |
| 26 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 27 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 28 | Český Krumlov | 6 |
| 29 | Milevsko | 6 |
| 30 | Plzeň | 6 |
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