371
Bearers
4414.
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 62 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ručka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 230 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 35 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 25 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 20 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 14 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 371 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frýdek-Místek | 79 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 43 |
| 3 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 24 |
| 4 | Krnov | 15 |
| 5 | Havířov | 11 |
| 6 | Třinec | 10 |
| 7 | Bruntál | 9 |
| 8 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 9 |
| 9 | Liberec | 8 |
| 10 | Opava | 8 |
| 11 | Kopřivnice | 8 |
| 12 | Brno | 7 |
| 13 | Praha | 6 |
| 14 | Kladno | 6 |
| 15 | Čáslav | 6 |
| 16 | Písek | 6 |
| 17 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 18 | Český Těšín | 6 |
| 19 | Valašské Meziříčí | 6 |
| 20 | Uherské Hradiště | 5 |
| 21 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 22 | Orlová | 5 |
| 23 | Příbram | 4 |
| 24 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 25 | Uherský Brod | 4 |
| 26 | Jeseník | 4 |
| 27 | Odry | 4 |
| 28 | Kolín | 3 |
| 29 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 30 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
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