Surname
Žurek
296
Bearers
5691.
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 56 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Žurek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 169 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 24 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 20 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 13 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 11 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 296 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 43 |
| 2 | Opava | 41 |
| 3 | Frýdek-Místek | 22 |
| 4 | Karviná | 13 |
| 5 | Břeclav | 10 |
| 6 | Hodonín | 9 |
| 7 | Český Těšín | 9 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 8 |
| 9 | Valašské Meziříčí | 7 |
| 10 | Praha | 6 |
| 11 | Prachatice | 6 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 13 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 14 | Jeseník | 6 |
| 15 | Hlučín | 6 |
| 16 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 17 | Brno | 5 |
| 18 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 5 |
| 19 | Třinec | 5 |
| 20 | Havířov | 5 |
| 21 | Příbram | 4 |
| 22 | Nýřany | 4 |
| 23 | Nový Jičín | 4 |
| 24 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 25 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 26 | Jičín | 3 |
| 27 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 28 | Holice | 3 |
| 29 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 30 | Vizovice | 3 |
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