Kaňková

Male form: Kaňka

1 002 Bearers

1376. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Kaňka. 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 120 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Kaňková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	269
2	Hlavní město Praha	185
3	Jihočeský kraj	122
4	Kraj Vysočina	79
5	Ústecký kraj	72
6	Liberecký kraj	72
7	Pardubický kraj	45
8	Královéhradecký kraj	41
9	Plzeňský kraj	35
10	Karlovarský kraj	30
11	Moravskoslezský kraj	17
12	Jihomoravský kraj	17
13	Olomoucký kraj	12
14	Zlínský kraj	6
	Total CZ	1 002

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	185
2	České Budějovice	72
3	Černošice	35
4	Pelhřimov	30
5	Mladá Boleslav	28
6	Mělník	27
7	Benešov	25
8	Liberec	22
9	Bystřice nad Pernštejnem	21
10	Nymburk	19
11	Kralupy nad Vltavou	17
12	Kladno	15
13	Ústí nad Labem	15
14	Vysoké Mýto	15
15	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	14
16	Jablonec nad Nisou	14
17	Neratovice	13
18	Říčany	13
19	Chrudim	13
20	Kolín	12
21	Karlovy Vary	12
22	Plzeň	12
23	Česká Lípa	12
24	Frýdlant	12
25	Vlašim	11
26	Most	11
27	Tábor	10
28	Soběslav	10
29	Děčín	10
30	Ostrava	10

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