Beránek Surname

107,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Beránek Surname User-submission:

Beránek is the Czech word for 'lamb'.

Long ago, in what is now the Czech Republic (it was formally Bohemia and part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), people's surnames were sometimes chosen by the personality or temperament of the individual.

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Beránek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4,2701:2,490172
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

The alternate forms: Beranek (4,308) & Berănek (1) are calculated separately.

Beránek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Beránek is the Czech word for 'lamb'.

Long ago, in what is now the Czech Republic (it was formally Bohemia and part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), people's surnames were sometimes chosen by the personality or temperament of the individual. So, the name of Beránek, meaning 'lamb', would probably have meant that the man was kind and even-tempered.

This surname would have been taken by men, because in the Czech Republic and other Slavic countries, only the men really have a surname. The women, whether married or not, take either their father's or husband's name and then a suffix is added. For instance, Beránek is changed to Beranková when it is a woman's surname. The suffix denotes that the woman is "like a Beránek", and it (the suffix) turns the surname into kind of an adjective.

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Beránek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beránek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Beránek is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Beranek or Berănek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beránek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 107,360th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,676,454 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Beránek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 4,270 people, or 1 in 2,490. In Czechia Beránek is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent reside, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent reside and Prague, where 12 percent reside. Other than Czechia Beránek is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside and Hungary, where 0 percent reside.

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