909
Bearers
1534.
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 128 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Pivoňka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 198 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 157 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 131 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 100 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 60 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 57 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 55 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 29 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 25 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 23 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 23 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 20 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 16 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 15 |
| Total CZ | 909 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 131 |
| 2 | Domažlice | 117 |
| 3 | Brno | 40 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 31 |
| 5 | Boskovice | 24 |
| 6 | Jihlava | 23 |
| 7 | Benešov | 20 |
| 8 | Kutná Hora | 19 |
| 9 | Český Krumlov | 15 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 14 |
| 11 | Teplice | 14 |
| 12 | Kolín | 13 |
| 13 | Český Brod | 13 |
| 14 | Horšovský Týn | 13 |
| 15 | Prachatice | 12 |
| 16 | Liberec | 12 |
| 17 | Ústí nad Labem | 12 |
| 18 | Příbram | 10 |
| 19 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 10 |
| 20 | Říčany | 10 |
| 21 | Černošice | 10 |
| 22 | Rokycany | 10 |
| 23 | Beroun | 9 |
| 24 | Hradec Králové | 9 |
| 25 | Třebíč | 9 |
| 26 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 27 | Kladno | 8 |
| 28 | Cheb | 8 |
| 29 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 8 |
| 30 | Písek | 7 |
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