Czech surnames
Kotek: what the name means
Kotek: probably “little tomcat”; perhaps from first names such as Gottfried or Chotěbor.
In January 2017, 3,040 people in Czechia were named Kotek or Kotková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha396
- Around Liberec159
- Around Ostrava85
- Around Hradec Králové79
- Around Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav66
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Kotek mean?
Kotek: probably “little tomcat”; perhaps from first names such as Gottfried or Chotěbor.
How many people are called Kotek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,040 people in Czechia were named Kotek or Kotková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kotek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (396), Liberec (159), Ostrava (85).