Surname
Franko
175
Bearers
9812.
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 54 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Franko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 29 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 27 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 26 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 8 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 175 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 16 |
| 2 | Ústí nad Labem | 14 |
| 3 | Beroun | 10 |
| 4 | Frýdek-Místek | 9 |
| 5 | Liberec | 7 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 7 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 9 | Kolín | 5 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 11 | Sokolov | 5 |
| 12 | Most | 5 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 5 |
| 15 | Karviná | 5 |
| 16 | Kladno | 4 |
| 17 | Klatovy | 4 |
| 18 | Rokycany | 4 |
| 19 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 20 | Ivančice | 3 |
| 21 | Zábřeh | 3 |
| 22 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 24 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 25 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 26 | Roudnice nad Labem | 2 |
| 27 | Semily | 2 |
| 28 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 29 | Brno | 2 |
| 30 | Mikulov | 2 |
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