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Surname

Pokrývka

Female form: Pokrývková

43 Bearers
33681. 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 18 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Moravskoslezský kraj 22
2 Jihočeský kraj 8
3 Pardubický kraj 3
4 Karlovarský kraj 3
5 Hlavní město Praha 3
6 Jihomoravský kraj 2
7 Ústecký kraj 1
8 Zlínský kraj 1
Total CZ43
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Kaplice 8
2 Havířov 6
3 Třinec 4
4 Ostrava 4
5 Praha 3
6 Sokolov 2
7 Chrudim 2
8 Brno 2
9 Karviná 2
10 Vítkov 2
11 Kraslice 1
12 Chomutov 1
13 Žamberk 1
14 Kroměříž 1
15 Opava 1
16 Rýmařov 1
17 Český Těšín 1
18 Orlová 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