1 785
Bearers
699.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
From nature
The feminine form of the surname Kafka. 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 159 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kafková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 286 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 243 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 222 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 164 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 115 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 114 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 102 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 100 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 88 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 81 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 76 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 76 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 62 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 56 |
| Total CZ | 1 785 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 286 |
| 2 | Třebíč | 52 |
| 3 | Brno | 44 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 34 |
| 5 | Uherský Brod | 32 |
| 6 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 30 |
| 7 | Kolín | 29 |
| 8 | Hradec Králové | 29 |
| 9 | Tábor | 28 |
| 10 | Olomouc | 28 |
| 11 | Poděbrady | 27 |
| 12 | Liberec | 27 |
| 13 | Havlíčkův Brod | 27 |
| 14 | Písek | 23 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 23 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 22 |
| 17 | Jihlava | 22 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 22 |
| 19 | Domažlice | 21 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 21 |
| 21 | Znojmo | 21 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 20 |
| 23 | Zlín | 20 |
| 24 | Frýdek-Místek | 20 |
| 25 | Kutná Hora | 19 |
| 26 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 19 |
| 27 | Velké Meziříčí | 19 |
| 28 | Přerov | 18 |
| 29 | České Budějovice | 17 |
| 30 | Chotěboř | 16 |
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