949
Bearers
1460.
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 102 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ferko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 291 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 152 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 106 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 90 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 57 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 36 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 35 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 33 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 32 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 30 |
| 11 | Hlavní město Praha | 30 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 29 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 17 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 11 |
| Total CZ | 949 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Děčín | 79 |
| 2 | Teplice | 71 |
| 3 | Ústí nad Labem | 54 |
| 4 | Karviná | 52 |
| 5 | Orlová | 44 |
| 6 | Chomutov | 42 |
| 7 | Cheb | 38 |
| 8 | Sokolov | 35 |
| 9 | Praha | 30 |
| 10 | Brno | 28 |
| 11 | Jihlava | 26 |
| 12 | Domažlice | 23 |
| 13 | Havířov | 19 |
| 14 | Karlovy Vary | 17 |
| 15 | Vysoké Mýto | 17 |
| 16 | Příbram | 16 |
| 17 | Rokycany | 14 |
| 18 | Blovice | 14 |
| 19 | Nýřany | 14 |
| 20 | Bruntál | 14 |
| 21 | Mladá Boleslav | 13 |
| 22 | Most | 13 |
| 23 | Prostějov | 13 |
| 24 | Liberec | 12 |
| 25 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 11 |
| 26 | Kroměříž | 11 |
| 27 | Kladno | 10 |
| 28 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 29 | Rumburk | 9 |
| 30 | Ostrov | 8 |
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