306
Bearers
5491.
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 66 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Žitník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 112 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 58 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 31 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 23 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 306 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 39 |
| 2 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 36 |
| 3 | Nový Jičín | 28 |
| 4 | Praha | 18 |
| 5 | Krnov | 18 |
| 6 | Mladá Boleslav | 15 |
| 7 | Valašské Meziříčí | 14 |
| 8 | Horažďovice | 10 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 9 |
| 10 | Mělník | 6 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 5 |
| 12 | Blansko | 5 |
| 13 | Bruntál | 5 |
| 14 | Havířov | 5 |
| 15 | Odry | 5 |
| 16 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 4 |
| 17 | Černošice | 3 |
| 18 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 19 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 20 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 21 | Semily | 3 |
| 22 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
| 23 | Zlín | 3 |
| 24 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 25 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 26 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 27 | Vítkov | 3 |
| 28 | Dobříš | 2 |
| 29 | Trhové Sviny | 2 |
| 30 | Karlovy Vary | 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