Žak

24 Bearers

50251. Rank

male Gender

Meaning

By social standing

A pupil/student (often a former church or school pupil).

Origin: from Czech 'žák' (pupil)

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 12 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Moravskoslezský kraj	7
2	Zlínský kraj	5
3	Středočeský kraj	5
4	Hlavní město Praha	3
5	Ústecký kraj	2
6	Plzeňský kraj	1
7	Olomoucký kraj	1
	Total CZ	24

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	3
2	Sedlčany	3
3	Uherský Brod	3
4	Opava	3
5	Kladno	2
6	Zlín	2
7	Frýdlant nad Ostravicí	2
8	Ostrava	2
9	Domažlice	1
10	Chomutov	1
11	Louny	1
12	Prostějov	1

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