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Surname

Petrovka

Female form: Petrovková

56 Bearers
27672. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.

Origin: a diminutive of a given name

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 22 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Petrovka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 8
2 Hlavní město Praha 8
3 Jihočeský kraj 7
4 Jihomoravský kraj 7
5 Pardubický kraj 6
6 Moravskoslezský kraj 6
7 Ústecký kraj 5
8 Plzeňský kraj 3
9 Karlovarský kraj 3
10 Královéhradecký kraj 2
11 Olomoucký kraj 1
Total CZ56
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 8
2 Lanškroun 6
3 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 4
4 Znojmo 4
5 Bohumín 4
6 Cheb 3
7 Plzeň 3
8 Kyjov 3
9 Mladá Boleslav 2
10 České Budějovice 2
11 Prachatice 2
12 Třeboň 2
13 Chomutov 2
14 Kadaň 2
15 Nové Město nad Metují 2
16 Lysá nad Labem 1
17 Říčany 1
18 Kaplice 1
19 Teplice 1
20 Prostějov 1
21 Frýdek-Místek 1
22 Havířov 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