433
Bearers
3647.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
The feminine form of the surname Měrka. 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 71 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Měrková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 179 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 105 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 50 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 20 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 12 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 8 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 433 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uherské Hradiště | 44 |
| 2 | Vsetín | 34 |
| 3 | Kroměříž | 31 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 29 |
| 5 | Praha | 24 |
| 6 | Šumperk | 21 |
| 7 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 18 |
| 8 | Holešov | 15 |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 14 |
| 10 | Krnov | 12 |
| 11 | Zlín | 10 |
| 12 | Valašské Meziříčí | 10 |
| 13 | Vítkov | 9 |
| 14 | Otrokovice | 8 |
| 15 | Opava | 8 |
| 16 | Nový Bor | 7 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 18 | Přerov | 7 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 6 |
| 20 | Jeseník | 6 |
| 21 | Havířov | 6 |
| 22 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 6 |
| 23 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 5 |
| 24 | Karviná | 5 |
| 25 | Kladno | 4 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 27 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 28 | Ivančice | 4 |
| 29 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 30 | Příbram | 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