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Surname

Popelka

Female form: Popelková

1 838 Bearers
675. 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 155 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Zlínský kraj 375
2 Jihomoravský kraj 235
3 Olomoucký kraj 232
4 Pardubický kraj 194
5 Ústecký kraj 123
6 Hlavní město Praha 121
7 Středočeský kraj 114
8 Moravskoslezský kraj 94
9 Jihočeský kraj 89
10 Královéhradecký kraj 82
11 Kraj Vysočina 67
12 Plzeňský kraj 39
13 Karlovarský kraj 39
14 Liberecký kraj 34
Total CZ1 838
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Uherský Brod 254
2 Praha 121
3 Prostějov 84
4 Brno 58
5 Olomouc 51
6 Znojmo 49
7 Zlín 40
8 Polička 39
9 Ostrava 39
10 Uherské Hradiště 34
11 Trutnov 31
12 Svitavy 30
13 Kyjov 28
14 Konice 28
15 Ústí nad Labem 27
16 Uničov 26
17 Hradec Králové 25
18 Chrudim 25
19 Písek 24
20 České Budějovice 23
21 Moravská Třebová 23
22 Blansko 22
23 Teplice 20
24 Litomyšl 20
25 Karlovy Vary 19
26 Kladno 18
27 Most 18
28 Hlinsko 18
29 Jindřichův Hradec 17
30 Kralupy nad Vltavou 16

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