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Surname

Honka

Female form: Honková

106 Bearers
16172. 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 18 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Moravskoslezský kraj 65
2 Hlavní město Praha 15
3 Ústecký kraj 12
4 Středočeský kraj 5
5 Plzeňský kraj 3
6 Olomoucký kraj 2
7 Karlovarský kraj 2
8 Liberecký kraj 1
9 Královéhradecký kraj 1
Total CZ106
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Opava 56
2 Praha 15
3 Roudnice nad Labem 7
4 Mělník 4
5 Louny 4
6 Domažlice 3
7 Sokolov 2
8 Krnov 2
9 Vítkov 2
10 Ostrava 2
11 Hranice 2
12 Příbram 1
13 Chomutov 1
14 Hradec Králové 1
15 Jilemnice 1
16 Bruntál 1
17 Rýmařov 1
18 Hlučín 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