Czech surnames
Šebek: what the name means
Šebek: probably from the first name Šebestián (Sebastian).
In January 2017, 4,631 people in Czechia were named Šebek or Šebková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha761
- Around Plzeň145
- Around Beroun144
- Around Brno138
- Around Benešov134
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Sebek.
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 Šebek mean?
Šebek: probably from the first name Šebestián (Sebastian).
How many people are called Šebek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,631 people in Czechia were named Šebek or Šebková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šebek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (761), Plzeň (145), Beroun (144).