476
Bearers
3283.
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 80 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Metelka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 82 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 65 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 52 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 50 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 48 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 46 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 35 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 23 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 19 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 18 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 13 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 476 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 35 |
| 2 | Pardubice | 34 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 31 |
| 4 | Jilemnice | 28 |
| 5 | Přerov | 24 |
| 6 | Brno | 21 |
| 7 | Hradec Králové | 18 |
| 8 | Vsetín | 15 |
| 9 | Vítkov | 15 |
| 10 | Semily | 13 |
| 11 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 12 | Ostrava | 11 |
| 13 | Jihlava | 10 |
| 14 | Náchod | 9 |
| 15 | Šternberk | 9 |
| 16 | Lipník nad Bečvou | 9 |
| 17 | Rakovník | 8 |
| 18 | Vrchlabí | 8 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 8 |
| 20 | Bruntál | 8 |
| 21 | Holice | 7 |
| 22 | Prostějov | 7 |
| 23 | Litoměřice | 6 |
| 24 | Havířov | 6 |
| 25 | Opava | 5 |
| 26 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 27 | Most | 4 |
| 28 | Tanvald | 4 |
| 29 | Broumov | 4 |
| 30 | Hodonín | 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