935
Bearers
1478.
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 99 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kurka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 251 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 159 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 113 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 98 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 87 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 85 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 38 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 28 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 21 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 15 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 935 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 98 |
| 2 | Opava | 83 |
| 3 | Kravaře | 78 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 53 |
| 5 | Kolín | 34 |
| 6 | Nymburk | 33 |
| 7 | Přelouč | 28 |
| 8 | Brno | 28 |
| 9 | Poděbrady | 24 |
| 10 | Vysoké Mýto | 23 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 22 |
| 12 | Hodonín | 22 |
| 13 | Břeclav | 20 |
| 14 | Louny | 19 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 17 |
| 16 | Most | 14 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 13 |
| 18 | Liberec | 13 |
| 19 | Teplice | 13 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 13 |
| 21 | Třebíč | 12 |
| 22 | Hlučín | 12 |
| 23 | Ústí nad Labem | 11 |
| 24 | Trutnov | 10 |
| 25 | Kutná Hora | 9 |
| 26 | Plzeň | 9 |
| 27 | Holice | 9 |
| 28 | Pohořelice | 9 |
| 29 | Tábor | 7 |
| 30 | Prostějov | 7 |
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