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)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CZ | 1 929 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 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