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Surname

Furka

Female form: Furková

31 Bearers
41825. 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 16 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Furka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Ústecký kraj 5
2 Středočeský kraj 5
3 Moravskoslezský kraj 5
4 Hlavní město Praha 5
5 Olomoucký kraj 4
6 Plzeňský kraj 3
7 Liberecký kraj 2
8 Královéhradecký kraj 1
9 Karlovarský kraj 1
Total CZ31
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 5
2 Kutná Hora 5
3 Plzeň 2
4 Litoměřice 2
5 Nový Bor 2
6 Rumburk 2
7 Opava 2
8 Šumperk 2
9 Mohelnice 2
10 Mariánské Lázně 1
11 Stříbro 1
12 Most 1
13 Hradec Králové 1
14 Třinec 1
15 Orlová 1
16 Ostrava 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