Křenek

surname · Latin script

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

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

Křenek is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Czechia. Recorded meaning: diminutive of Kren.

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

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 Kren.

Sources 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

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

Where Křenek is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spelling
CZ Czechia—1.7K—
US United States—1.1K—
HR Croatia—97—
SK Slovakia—49—
AR Argentina—29—

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 2000; DZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form); JÚĽŠ SAV — Databáza priezvisk na Slovensku (surname database, 1995 census); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national). 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)

Křenek is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Czech surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia, United States

    Languages: Czech, Slovak

    Also written Krenek

  • English surname8 spellings in the group

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

    Languages: English, Spanish, German

    Also written Krenek

  • Croatian surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Croatia, United States

    Also written Krenek

  • Arabic surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Egypt, United States

    Also written Krenek

3 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)

18001850190019502000František Křenek, b. 1834Robert Křenek, b. 1851Josef Křenek, b. 1885Jaroslav Křenek, b. 1890Ernst Krenek, b. 1900Jiří Křenek, b. 1933Miroslav Křenek, b. 1973Jiří Křenek, b. 1974Robert Křenek, b. 1974Zuzana Křenková, b. 1982

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 Křenek,Dear Křenek, (English)
InformalVážený pane / paní Křenek,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 5 sources across 2 countries.

Official registers attesting Křenek
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
CZ CzechiaMVČR — living population register 2017—1.7K#718
CZ Czechianaše jména — 2016 MVČR snapshot—1.7K#718
CZ CzechiaKdeJsme.cz — četnost jmen a příjmení (MVČR population register front-end)—1.7K#718
SK SlovakiaJÚĽŠ SAV — Databáza priezvisk na Slovensku (surname database, 1995 census)199549—

Reference works 1

  • 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 Křenek mean, and where does it come from?
diminutive of Kren. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
How do you pronounce Křenek?
A machine transcription gives /kr̝̊ɛnɛk/ (IPA) for Czech.
In which country does Křenek have the most bearers?
Křenek is most frequently recorded in Czechia.

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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, “Křenek”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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