Holeček

surname · Latin script

Meaning: diminutive of holec

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɦolɛt͡ʃɛk/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Holeček is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Czechia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • CZCzechia1 in 3.9K(measured from records)
  • SKSlovakia1 in 39K
  • HRCroatia1 in 151K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Czechia (measured from records)

2,747 people

Sources
65 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 3.9K (inferred from the name graph)

Czechia

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Holecek in US United States, GB United Kingdom, CY Cyprus.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

diminutive of holec

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Holeček counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Holeček is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CZ Czechia#4832,7471 in 3.9K2.7KHoleček56
US United States—6281 in 530K628Holecek65
SK Slovakia—1391 in 39K139Holeček7
GB United Kingdom—≈69 est.≈1 in 959K—Holecek14
FR France—≈53 est.≈1 in 1.3M4——
HR Croatia—281 in 151K28——
CY Cyprus—≈2 est.≈1 in 545K—Holecek3

2,747 people counted by MVČR — living population register 2017. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: MVČR — living population register 2017; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; JÚĽŠ SAV — Databáza priezvisk na Slovensku (surname database, 1995 census); DZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Holeček is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Croatian surname8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Croatia, United States

    Also written Holecek, Holećek

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Holecek

  • English surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Holecek, Holécek

  • Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Holecek

  • Russian surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye, United States

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Голечек, Holecek

  • French surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States

    Also written Holecek

  • Polish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, United States

    Also written Holecek

  • Hindi surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States

    Also written Holecek

4 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Josef Holeček, b. 1853Josef Holeček, b. 1921Milan Holecek, b. 1943Jiří Holeček, b. 1944Petr Holeček, b. 1957Miroslav Holeček, b. 1961Ondřej Holeček, b. 1973Marek Holeček, b. 1974Radim Holeček, b. 1976

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalVážený pane / paní Holeček,Dear Holeček, (English)
InformalVážený pane / paní Holeček,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Holeček
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
CZ CzechiaMVČR — living population register 2017—2.7K#388
CZ Czechianaše jména — 2016 MVČR snapshot—2.7K#388
CZ CzechiaKdeJsme.cz — četnost jmen a příjmení (MVČR population register front-end)—2.7K#388
SK SlovakiaJÚĽŠ SAV — Databáza priezvisk na Slovensku (surname database, 1995 census)1995139—
HR CroatiaDZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form)202128#19,254
HR CroatiaDZS — Učestalost prezimena (Popis 2021)202125—

Reference works 2

  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Holeček mean, and where does it come from?
diminutive of holec Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Holeček?
A machine transcription gives /ɦolɛt͡ʃɛk/ (IPA) for Czech.
In which country does Holeček have the most bearers?
In Czechia, the national register counted about 2.7 thousand people named Holeček, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled holeček.
Where is Holeček most common?
Holeček is densest in Czechia, where the national register counts about 1 in 3.9 thousand people carrying it.
How common is the name Holeček?
In Czechia, the national register counted 2,747 people named Holeček, about 1 in 3.9 thousand residents.
How common is Holeček compared with other names?
In Czechia, Holeček is the 483rd most common surname of 114,573 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Holeček” — the 483rd most common surname in Czechia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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