Surname
Berkovec
87
Bearers
19249.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Berkovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 26 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 |
| Total CZ | 87 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeň | 15 |
| 2 | Cheb | 6 |
| 3 | Nepomuk | 6 |
| 4 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 5 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 6 | Dačice | 3 |
| 7 | Blovice | 3 |
| 8 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 9 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 10 | Příbram | 2 |
| 11 | Tábor | 2 |
| 12 | Milevsko | 2 |
| 13 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 14 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 15 | Jaroměř | 2 |
| 16 | Nové Město nad Metují | 2 |
| 17 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 18 | Brno | 2 |
| 19 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 20 | Přerov | 2 |
| 21 | Krnov | 2 |
| 22 | Praha | 1 |
| 23 | Hořovice | 1 |
| 24 | Slaný | 1 |
| 25 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 26 | Týn nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 27 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 28 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 29 | Stod | 1 |
| 30 | Děčín | 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