292
Bearers
5774.
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 64 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Opálka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 80 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 62 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 59 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 37 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 292 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 59 |
| 2 | Brno | 19 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 19 |
| 4 | Prostějov | 14 |
| 5 | Moravský Krumlov | 9 |
| 6 | Valašské Meziříčí | 8 |
| 7 | Boskovice | 7 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 9 | Domažlice | 6 |
| 10 | Blansko | 6 |
| 11 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 6 |
| 12 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
| 13 | Havířov | 6 |
| 14 | Praha | 5 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 16 | Břeclav | 4 |
| 17 | Ivančice | 4 |
| 18 | Kyjov | 4 |
| 19 | Vsetín | 4 |
| 20 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 4 |
| 21 | Bílovec | 4 |
| 22 | Mohelnice | 4 |
| 23 | Zábřeh | 4 |
| 24 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 25 | Horšovský Týn | 3 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 27 | Liberec | 3 |
| 28 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 29 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 30 | Znojmo | 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