Surname
Chonka
95
Bearers
17892.
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 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Chonka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 39 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 22 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 95 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 39 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 3 | Kolín | 5 |
| 4 | Strakonice | 4 |
| 5 | Liberec | 4 |
| 6 | Mělník | 3 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 8 | Tábor | 3 |
| 9 | Brno | 3 |
| 10 | Beroun | 2 |
| 11 | Kutná Hora | 2 |
| 12 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 13 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 2 |
| 14 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 15 | Kladno | 1 |
| 16 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 17 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 18 | Říčany | 1 |
| 19 | Černošice | 1 |
| 20 | Dobříš | 1 |
| 21 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 22 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 23 | Podbořany | 1 |
| 24 | Jičín | 1 |
| 25 | Chotěboř | 1 |
| 26 | Vrchlabí | 1 |
| 27 | Tišnov | 1 |
| 28 | Olomouc | 1 |
| 29 | Židlochovice | 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