581
Bearers
2613.
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 79 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kočka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 95 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 93 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 93 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 90 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 84 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 26 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 22 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 21 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 21 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 11 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 581 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 93 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 39 |
| 3 | Brno | 27 |
| 4 | Rokycany | 24 |
| 5 | Znojmo | 24 |
| 6 | Děčín | 22 |
| 7 | Tišnov | 19 |
| 8 | Rakovník | 17 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 16 |
| 10 | Kladno | 15 |
| 11 | Žatec | 14 |
| 12 | Jičín | 12 |
| 13 | Teplice | 10 |
| 14 | Hradec Králové | 10 |
| 15 | Louny | 9 |
| 16 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 8 |
| 17 | Český Krumlov | 8 |
| 18 | Česká Lípa | 8 |
| 19 | Mohelnice | 8 |
| 20 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 |
| 21 | Domažlice | 7 |
| 22 | Cheb | 7 |
| 23 | Kralovice | 7 |
| 24 | Nýřany | 7 |
| 25 | Chomutov | 7 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 27 | Blansko | 7 |
| 28 | Kuřim | 7 |
| 29 | Třeboň | 6 |
| 30 | Rumburk | 6 |
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