765
Bearers
1902.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 107 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jirka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 163 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 101 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 92 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 82 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 81 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 55 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 55 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 34 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 27 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 26 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 16 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 14 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 765 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 92 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 41 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 38 |
| 4 | Náchod | 29 |
| 5 | Jihlava | 28 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 26 |
| 7 | Most | 25 |
| 8 | Trutnov | 22 |
| 9 | Jaroměř | 20 |
| 10 | Tachov | 18 |
| 11 | Nýřany | 18 |
| 12 | Vrchlabí | 17 |
| 13 | Jindřichův Hradec | 15 |
| 14 | Tábor | 13 |
| 15 | Pardubice | 13 |
| 16 | Kladno | 11 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 11 |
| 18 | Černošice | 10 |
| 19 | Český Krumlov | 10 |
| 20 | Liberec | 9 |
| 21 | Vlašim | 8 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 8 |
| 23 | Sokolov | 8 |
| 24 | Blovice | 8 |
| 25 | Česká Lípa | 8 |
| 26 | Brno | 8 |
| 27 | Rakovník | 7 |
| 28 | Podbořany | 7 |
| 29 | Jičín | 7 |
| 30 | Chotěboř | 7 |
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