Surname
Planka
152
Bearers
11453.
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 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Planka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 114 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 152 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 68 |
| 2 | Nový Jičín | 9 |
| 3 | Opava | 9 |
| 4 | Praha | 5 |
| 5 | Králíky | 5 |
| 6 | Přerov | 5 |
| 7 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 8 | Havířov | 5 |
| 9 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 10 | Orlová | 4 |
| 11 | Kadaň | 3 |
| 12 | Rosice | 3 |
| 13 | Bílovec | 3 |
| 14 | Kravaře | 3 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 16 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 17 | Krnov | 2 |
| 18 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 2 |
| 19 | Český Těšín | 2 |
| 20 | Kopřivnice | 2 |
| 21 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 22 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 23 | Prostějov | 1 |
| 24 | Znojmo | 1 |
| 25 | Šlapanice | 1 |
| 26 | Luhačovice | 1 |
| 27 | Olomouc | 1 |
| 28 | Jeseník | 1 |
| 29 | Hlučín | 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