Surname
Zelníček
196
Bearers
8862.
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 Zelníček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 70 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 49 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 29 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 196 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třebíč | 26 |
| 2 | Brno | 23 |
| 3 | Praha | 17 |
| 4 | Moravský Krumlov | 14 |
| 5 | Znojmo | 13 |
| 6 | Ivančice | 9 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 8 | Havířov | 8 |
| 9 | Velké Meziříčí | 7 |
| 10 | Jihlava | 6 |
| 11 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 6 |
| 12 | Šlapanice | 6 |
| 13 | Orlová | 6 |
| 14 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 4 |
| 15 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 18 | Jičín | 3 |
| 19 | Mikulov | 3 |
| 20 | Přerov | 3 |
| 21 | Příbram | 2 |
| 22 | Pelhřimov | 2 |
| 23 | Rokycany | 2 |
| 24 | Rosice | 2 |
| 25 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 26 | Litovel | 2 |
| 27 | Černošice | 1 |
| 28 | Tábor | 1 |
| 29 | Rumburk | 1 |
| 30 | Tanvald | 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