260
Bearers
6562.
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 31 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pavka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 196 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 18 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 260 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselí nad Moravou | 74 |
| 2 | Hodonín | 70 |
| 3 | Brno | 17 |
| 4 | Znojmo | 15 |
| 5 | Břeclav | 9 |
| 6 | Teplice | 8 |
| 7 | Uherské Hradiště | 7 |
| 8 | Vizovice | 6 |
| 9 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 10 | Praha | 5 |
| 11 | Židlochovice | 5 |
| 12 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 13 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 14 | Most | 3 |
| 15 | Vysoké Mýto | 3 |
| 16 | Kyjov | 3 |
| 17 | Třinec | 3 |
| 18 | Čáslav | 2 |
| 19 | Železný Brod | 2 |
| 20 | Přelouč | 2 |
| 21 | Jihlava | 2 |
| 22 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 23 | Kladno | 1 |
| 24 | Tábor | 1 |
| 25 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 26 | Kroměříž | 1 |
| 27 | Kuřim | 1 |
| 28 | Bučovice | 1 |
| 29 | Slavkov u Brna | 1 |
| 30 | Bohumín | 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