1 751
Bearers
716.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From nature
A jackdaw (bird); a nickname from the black bird or chattiness.
Origin: from Czech 'kavka' (jackdaw)
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 162 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kafka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 247 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 228 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 221 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 187 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 121 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 112 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 101 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 97 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 89 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 84 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 74 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 69 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 61 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 60 |
| Total CZ | 1 751 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 228 |
| 2 | Třebíč | 44 |
| 3 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 41 |
| 4 | Brno | 40 |
| 5 | Uherský Brod | 36 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 35 |
| 7 | Havlíčkův Brod | 29 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 29 |
| 9 | Liberec | 28 |
| 10 | Tábor | 25 |
| 11 | Ústí nad Labem | 25 |
| 12 | Poděbrady | 24 |
| 13 | Karlovy Vary | 24 |
| 14 | Domažlice | 23 |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 22 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 22 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 22 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 21 |
| 19 | Frýdek-Místek | 21 |
| 20 | Kolín | 20 |
| 21 | Písek | 20 |
| 22 | Chotěboř | 20 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 19 |
| 24 | Litvínov | 19 |
| 25 | Zlín | 19 |
| 26 | Děčín | 18 |
| 27 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 18 |
| 28 | Kutná Hora | 17 |
| 29 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 17 |
| 30 | Louny | 17 |
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