120
Bearers
14434.
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 28 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ovečka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 33 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 25 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 17 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 120 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroměříž | 17 |
| 2 | Prostějov | 14 |
| 3 | Brno | 12 |
| 4 | Praha | 9 |
| 5 | Hodonín | 9 |
| 6 | Veselí nad Moravou | 5 |
| 7 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 8 | Černošice | 4 |
| 9 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 10 | Vrchlabí | 4 |
| 11 | Šumperk | 4 |
| 12 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 13 | Liberec | 3 |
| 14 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 15 | Jeseník | 3 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 17 | Zábřeh | 3 |
| 18 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 20 | Rosice | 2 |
| 21 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 22 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 23 | Havlíčkův Brod | 1 |
| 24 | Blansko | 1 |
| 25 | Bruntál | 1 |
| 26 | Nový Jičín | 1 |
| 27 | Opava | 1 |
| 28 | Uničov | 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