Surname
Žítek
147
Bearers
11881.
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 41 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Žítek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 28 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 21 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 16 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 147 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 17 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 16 |
| 3 | Chrudim | 11 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 10 |
| 5 | Varnsdorf | 7 |
| 6 | Konice | 7 |
| 7 | Nepomuk | 6 |
| 8 | Brno | 6 |
| 9 | Kolín | 5 |
| 10 | Havlíčkův Brod | 5 |
| 11 | Náchod | 5 |
| 12 | Holice | 5 |
| 13 | Tábor | 4 |
| 14 | Liberec | 4 |
| 15 | Most | 4 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 17 | Přerov | 4 |
| 18 | Čáslav | 2 |
| 19 | Tachov | 2 |
| 20 | Blovice | 2 |
| 21 | Kladno | 1 |
| 22 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 23 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 24 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 25 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 26 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 27 | Říčany | 1 |
| 28 | Písek | 1 |
| 29 | Soběslav | 1 |
| 30 | Sokolov | 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