Surname
Zátopek
332
Bearers
5023.
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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Zátopek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 227 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 51 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 332 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 44 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 43 |
| 3 | Frýdek-Místek | 31 |
| 4 | Valašské Meziříčí | 30 |
| 5 | Kopřivnice | 27 |
| 6 | Nový Jičín | 13 |
| 7 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 12 |
| 8 | Hlučín | 11 |
| 9 | Bruntál | 9 |
| 10 | Brno | 8 |
| 11 | Praha | 7 |
| 12 | Bílovec | 7 |
| 13 | Jindřichův Hradec | 6 |
| 14 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 15 | Zlín | 6 |
| 16 | Vsetín | 6 |
| 17 | Třinec | 6 |
| 18 | Odry | 6 |
| 19 | Opava | 5 |
| 20 | Havířov | 5 |
| 21 | Hranice | 5 |
| 22 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 5 |
| 23 | Tábor | 4 |
| 24 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 25 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 26 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 27 | Otrokovice | 3 |
| 28 | Krnov | 3 |
| 29 | Český Těšín | 3 |
| 30 | Most | 2 |
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