152
Bearers
11419.
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 31 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jarka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 46 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 26 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 22 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 152 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frýdlant | 41 |
| 2 | Kroměříž | 16 |
| 3 | Praha | 10 |
| 4 | Klatovy | 8 |
| 5 | Teplice | 8 |
| 6 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 7 | Bílina | 6 |
| 8 | Liberec | 5 |
| 9 | Podbořany | 5 |
| 10 | Pardubice | 5 |
| 11 | Krnov | 5 |
| 12 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 13 | Rumburk | 3 |
| 14 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 15 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 16 | Brno | 3 |
| 17 | Otrokovice | 3 |
| 18 | Uničov | 3 |
| 19 | Děčín | 2 |
| 20 | Litovel | 2 |
| 21 | Kladno | 1 |
| 22 | Příbram | 1 |
| 23 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 25 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 26 | Domažlice | 1 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 29 | Broumov | 1 |
| 30 | Jihlava | 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