179
Bearers
9636.
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 40 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Merunka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 59 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 31 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 29 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 179 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havlíčkův Brod | 39 |
| 2 | Praha | 29 |
| 3 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 10 |
| 4 | Černošice | 9 |
| 5 | Kladno | 7 |
| 6 | Čáslav | 7 |
| 7 | Kaplice | 5 |
| 8 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 9 | Český Krumlov | 4 |
| 10 | Liberec | 4 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 12 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 13 | Kutná Hora | 3 |
| 14 | Humpolec | 3 |
| 15 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 16 | Horšovský Týn | 3 |
| 17 | Stříbro | 3 |
| 18 | Most | 3 |
| 19 | Frýdlant | 3 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 21 | Dobříš | 2 |
| 22 | Sedlčany | 2 |
| 23 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 24 | Mariánské Lázně | 2 |
| 25 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 26 | Děčín | 2 |
| 27 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 28 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 2 |
| 29 | Kolín | 1 |
| 30 | Jindřichův Hradec | 1 |
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