454
Bearers
3456.
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 64 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Volejník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 93 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 66 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 66 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 55 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 51 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 47 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 25 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 16 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 11 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 454 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hradec Králové | 62 |
| 2 | Praha | 51 |
| 3 | Brno | 42 |
| 4 | Přelouč | 31 |
| 5 | Kolín | 23 |
| 6 | Poděbrady | 21 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 20 |
| 8 | Nový Bydžov | 19 |
| 9 | Česká Lípa | 17 |
| 10 | Liberec | 14 |
| 11 | Chrudim | 13 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 9 |
| 13 | Jilemnice | 7 |
| 14 | Šlapanice | 7 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 17 | Tábor | 5 |
| 18 | Tachov | 5 |
| 19 | Děčín | 5 |
| 20 | Semily | 5 |
| 21 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 23 | Mariánské Lázně | 4 |
| 24 | Teplice | 4 |
| 25 | Hořice | 4 |
| 26 | Klatovy | 3 |
| 27 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 28 | Most | 3 |
| 29 | Vrchlabí | 3 |
| 30 | Jihlava | 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