187
Bearers
9271.
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 42 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hemerka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 63 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 22 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 19 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 15 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 14 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 187 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubice | 26 |
| 2 | Praha | 19 |
| 3 | Brno | 15 |
| 4 | Chrudim | 13 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 12 |
| 6 | Prostějov | 12 |
| 7 | Vysoké Mýto | 7 |
| 8 | Česká Třebová | 6 |
| 9 | Rokycany | 5 |
| 10 | Rumburk | 5 |
| 11 | Lovosice | 5 |
| 12 | Svitavy | 5 |
| 13 | Nymburk | 4 |
| 14 | Havlíčkův Brod | 4 |
| 15 | Šlapanice | 4 |
| 16 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 17 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 18 | Cheb | 3 |
| 19 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 20 | Polička | 3 |
| 21 | Kladno | 2 |
| 22 | Tábor | 2 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 24 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 25 | Náchod | 2 |
| 26 | Ivančice | 2 |
| 27 | Karviná | 2 |
| 28 | Beroun | 1 |
| 29 | Čáslav | 1 |
| 30 | Poděbrady | 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