Surname
Ženíšek
452
Bearers
3472.
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 74 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ženíšek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 124 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 75 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 66 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 63 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 34 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 20 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 18 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 452 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeň | 80 |
| 2 | Praha | 63 |
| 3 | Prachatice | 20 |
| 4 | Černošice | 16 |
| 5 | Liberec | 15 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 13 |
| 7 | Soběslav | 13 |
| 8 | Karlovy Vary | 13 |
| 9 | Brno | 11 |
| 10 | Beroun | 9 |
| 11 | Tábor | 9 |
| 12 | Děčín | 9 |
| 13 | Jindřichův Hradec | 8 |
| 14 | Pelhřimov | 8 |
| 15 | Nýřany | 8 |
| 16 | Příbram | 7 |
| 17 | Rokycany | 7 |
| 18 | Stříbro | 6 |
| 19 | Karviná | 6 |
| 20 | Kladno | 5 |
| 21 | Most | 5 |
| 22 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 23 | Litvínov | 5 |
| 24 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 25 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 5 |
| 26 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 28 | Dobříš | 4 |
| 29 | Vimperk | 4 |
| 30 | Tachov | 4 |
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