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Surname

Popelková

Male form: Popelka

1 929 Bearers
632. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Popelka. 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 159 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Zlínský kraj 412
2 Jihomoravský kraj 247
3 Olomoucký kraj 217
4 Pardubický kraj 191
5 Hlavní město Praha 135
6 Ústecký kraj 115
7 Moravskoslezský kraj 110
8 Středočeský kraj 108
9 Jihočeský kraj 94
10 Kraj Vysočina 92
11 Královéhradecký kraj 87
12 Karlovarský kraj 46
13 Liberecký kraj 42
14 Plzeňský kraj 33
Total CZ1 929
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Uherský Brod 271
2 Praha 135
3 Prostějov 71
4 Brno 65
5 Olomouc 55
6 Znojmo 53
7 Ostrava 47
8 Zlín 45
9 Polička 37
10 Uherské Hradiště 37
11 Konice 35
12 Písek 32
13 Trutnov 32
14 Hradec Králové 31
15 Ústí nad Labem 24
16 Svitavy 24
17 Litomyšl 24
18 Moravská Třebová 24
19 Chrudim 23
20 Kyjov 23
21 Karlovy Vary 21
22 Kladno 19
23 Most 19
24 Blansko 19
25 Veselí nad Moravou 17
26 Nové Město na Moravě 17
27 Uničov 17
28 Teplice 16
29 Hlinsko 16
30 Jindřichův Hradec 15

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