305
Bearers
5493.
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 41 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Borovka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 195 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 31 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 305 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | České Budějovice | 97 |
| 2 | Český Krumlov | 55 |
| 3 | Praha | 25 |
| 4 | Prachatice | 18 |
| 5 | Říčany | 9 |
| 6 | Kaplice | 9 |
| 7 | Třeboň | 7 |
| 8 | Černošice | 6 |
| 9 | Rumburk | 6 |
| 10 | Vodňany | 5 |
| 11 | Děčín | 5 |
| 12 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 13 | Jindřichův Hradec | 4 |
| 14 | Stříbro | 4 |
| 15 | Trutnov | 4 |
| 16 | Blansko | 4 |
| 17 | Český Brod | 3 |
| 18 | Dobříš | 3 |
| 19 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 20 | Litovel | 3 |
| 21 | Beroun | 2 |
| 22 | Kladno | 2 |
| 23 | Kutná Hora | 2 |
| 24 | Příbram | 2 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 26 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 27 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 28 | Tišnov | 2 |
| 29 | Ostrava | 2 |
| 30 | Nymburk | 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