380
Bearers
4289.
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 63 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Čajka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 157 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 79 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 41 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 21 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 16 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 11 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 380 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselí nad Moravou | 102 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 32 |
| 3 | Uherské Hradiště | 19 |
| 4 | Hodonín | 18 |
| 5 | Praha | 16 |
| 6 | Kyjov | 14 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 13 |
| 8 | Frýdek-Místek | 11 |
| 9 | Havířov | 10 |
| 10 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 7 |
| 11 | Kroměříž | 7 |
| 12 | Moravské Budějovice | 7 |
| 13 | Brno | 6 |
| 14 | Valašské Meziříčí | 6 |
| 15 | Vyškov | 5 |
| 16 | Orlová | 5 |
| 17 | Dačice | 4 |
| 18 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 19 | Louny | 4 |
| 20 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 21 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 22 | Telč | 4 |
| 23 | Karviná | 4 |
| 24 | Bohumín | 4 |
| 25 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 26 | Hranice | 4 |
| 27 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 28 | Most | 3 |
| 29 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 30 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 3 |
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