Surname
Horka
117
Bearers
14745.
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 34 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Horka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 54 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 117 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otrokovice | 27 |
| 2 | Zlín | 10 |
| 3 | Uherské Hradiště | 10 |
| 4 | Vodňany | 6 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 6 | Praha | 4 |
| 7 | Černošice | 4 |
| 8 | Valašské Meziříčí | 4 |
| 9 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 3 |
| 10 | Písek | 3 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 13 | Ivančice | 3 |
| 14 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 15 | Říčany | 2 |
| 16 | Tábor | 2 |
| 17 | Kralovice | 2 |
| 18 | Česká Třebová | 2 |
| 19 | Kroměříž | 2 |
| 20 | Brno | 2 |
| 21 | Bruntál | 2 |
| 22 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 2 |
| 23 | Dobříš | 1 |
| 24 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 25 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 26 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 27 | Blovice | 1 |
| 28 | Stod | 1 |
| 29 | Havlíčkův Brod | 1 |
| 30 | Kuřim | 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