419
Bearers
3798.
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 68 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Měrka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 199 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 82 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 52 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 15 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 419 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uherské Hradiště | 38 |
| 2 | Vsetín | 37 |
| 3 | Kroměříž | 33 |
| 4 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 29 |
| 5 | Praha | 25 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 22 |
| 7 | Holešov | 21 |
| 8 | Šumperk | 21 |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 13 |
| 10 | Otrokovice | 11 |
| 11 | Krnov | 10 |
| 12 | Olomouc | 9 |
| 13 | Opava | 9 |
| 14 | Valašské Meziříčí | 9 |
| 15 | Zlín | 7 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 17 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 6 |
| 18 | Přerov | 6 |
| 19 | Brno | 5 |
| 20 | Jeseník | 5 |
| 21 | Rýmařov | 5 |
| 22 | Vítkov | 5 |
| 23 | Nový Bor | 4 |
| 24 | Havířov | 4 |
| 25 | Příbram | 3 |
| 26 | Chrudim | 3 |
| 27 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 28 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 29 | Vizovice | 3 |
| 30 | Bruntál | 3 |
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