565
Bearers
2707.
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 90 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jurka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 124 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 109 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 101 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 44 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 39 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 37 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 30 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 25 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 18 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 16 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 565 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 48 |
| 2 | Praha | 39 |
| 3 | Moravské Budějovice | 29 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 29 |
| 5 | Třebíč | 26 |
| 6 | Boskovice | 25 |
| 7 | Jihlava | 23 |
| 8 | Svitavy | 17 |
| 9 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 17 |
| 10 | Zábřeh | 16 |
| 11 | Znojmo | 14 |
| 12 | Šumperk | 14 |
| 13 | Jeseník | 14 |
| 14 | Ivančice | 13 |
| 15 | Konice | 13 |
| 16 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 13 |
| 17 | Nový Jičín | 11 |
| 18 | Moravská Třebová | 10 |
| 19 | Bruntál | 10 |
| 20 | České Budějovice | 9 |
| 21 | Valašské Meziříčí | 9 |
| 22 | Frýdek-Místek | 8 |
| 23 | Prostějov | 7 |
| 24 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 25 | Vyškov | 6 |
| 26 | Šlapanice | 6 |
| 27 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 6 |
| 28 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 29 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 30 | Slavkov u Brna | 5 |
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