Surname
Berko
135
Bearers
12877.
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 25 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Berko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 60 |
| 2 | Liberecký kraj | 23 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 18 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 8 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 135 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústí nad Labem | 29 |
| 2 | Teplice | 17 |
| 3 | Frýdlant | 11 |
| 4 | Praha | 8 |
| 5 | Česká Lípa | 8 |
| 6 | Jičín | 6 |
| 7 | Brno | 6 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 6 |
| 9 | Děčín | 5 |
| 10 | Opava | 5 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 12 | Liberec | 4 |
| 13 | Bílina | 4 |
| 14 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 15 | Havířov | 3 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 17 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 18 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 19 | Trutnov | 2 |
| 20 | Polička | 2 |
| 21 | Kolín | 1 |
| 22 | Vlašim | 1 |
| 23 | Třebíč | 1 |
| 24 | Boskovice | 1 |
| 25 | Třinec | 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