505
Bearers
3058.
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 95 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kovalčík — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 211 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 58 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 47 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 36 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 32 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 26 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 22 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 18 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 16 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 11 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 10 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| Total CZ | 505 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opava | 60 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 55 |
| 3 | Praha | 32 |
| 4 | Havířov | 19 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 16 |
| 6 | Valašské Klobouky | 13 |
| 7 | Vsetín | 13 |
| 8 | Krnov | 13 |
| 9 | Brno | 12 |
| 10 | Teplice | 10 |
| 11 | Hranice | 10 |
| 12 | Orlová | 9 |
| 13 | Kladno | 8 |
| 14 | Uherské Hradiště | 8 |
| 15 | Otrokovice | 8 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 7 |
| 17 | Bílovec | 7 |
| 18 | Mělník | 6 |
| 19 | Černošice | 6 |
| 20 | Ostrov | 6 |
| 21 | Zlín | 6 |
| 22 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
| 23 | Třinec | 6 |
| 24 | Český Těšín | 6 |
| 25 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 26 | Břeclav | 5 |
| 27 | Hodonín | 5 |
| 28 | Kyjov | 5 |
| 29 | Karviná | 5 |
| 30 | Český Krumlov | 4 |
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