186
Bearers
9303.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.
Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 32 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Balatka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 114 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 15 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 186 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanvald | 60 |
| 2 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 20 |
| 3 | Železný Brod | 14 |
| 4 | Praha | 11 |
| 5 | Liberec | 10 |
| 6 | Semily | 9 |
| 7 | Vrchlabí | 5 |
| 8 | Litovel | 5 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 10 | Nymburk | 4 |
| 11 | Most | 4 |
| 12 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 13 | Soběslav | 3 |
| 14 | Louny | 3 |
| 15 | Kuřim | 3 |
| 16 | Moravský Krumlov | 3 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 19 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 20 | Otrokovice | 2 |
| 21 | Přerov | 2 |
| 22 | Ostrava | 2 |
| 23 | Mohelnice | 2 |
| 24 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 25 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 26 | Žatec | 1 |
| 27 | Turnov | 1 |
| 28 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 1 |
| 29 | Brno | 1 |
| 30 | Šumperk | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011