534
Bearers
2885.
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 86 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pěnička — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 156 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 97 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 51 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 49 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 36 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 31 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 24 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 23 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 19 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 15 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 15 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 534 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semily | 57 |
| 2 | Praha | 49 |
| 3 | Zábřeh | 48 |
| 4 | Liberec | 30 |
| 5 | Jičín | 24 |
| 6 | Jilemnice | 23 |
| 7 | Šumperk | 21 |
| 8 | Chomutov | 14 |
| 9 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 13 |
| 10 | Kladno | 12 |
| 11 | Prostějov | 12 |
| 12 | Brno | 12 |
| 13 | Turnov | 10 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 15 | Nový Bor | 9 |
| 16 | Železný Brod | 9 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 18 | Vyškov | 8 |
| 19 | Havířov | 8 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 21 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 22 | Příbram | 5 |
| 23 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 24 | Tanvald | 5 |
| 25 | Trutnov | 5 |
| 26 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 27 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 28 | Mohelnice | 5 |
| 29 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 4 |
| 30 | Rokycany | 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