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Surname

Hořelka

Female form: Hořelková

73 Bearers
22365. 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 15 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Zlínský kraj 46
2 Moravskoslezský kraj 22
3 Středočeský kraj 3
4 Olomoucký kraj 1
5 Hlavní město Praha 1
Total CZ73
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Vsetín 27
2 Kopřivnice 11
3 Valašské Meziříčí 7
4 Vizovice 6
5 Zlín 5
6 Mělník 3
7 Nový Jičín 3
8 Ostrava 3
9 Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 2
10 Praha 1
11 Uherský Brod 1
12 Frýdek-Místek 1
13 Přerov 1
14 Krnov 1
15 Vítkov 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