Surname
Růčka
248
Bearers
6918.
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 36 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Růčka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 129 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 68 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 17 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 248 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 96 |
| 2 | Odry | 18 |
| 3 | Nový Jičín | 16 |
| 4 | Kyjov | 13 |
| 5 | Frýdek-Místek | 12 |
| 6 | Zlín | 10 |
| 7 | Uherské Hradiště | 8 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 8 |
| 9 | Praha | 7 |
| 10 | Vsetín | 5 |
| 11 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 5 |
| 12 | Kopřivnice | 5 |
| 13 | Králíky | 4 |
| 14 | Prostějov | 4 |
| 15 | Brno | 4 |
| 16 | Vizovice | 4 |
| 17 | Liberec | 3 |
| 18 | Valašské Meziříčí | 3 |
| 19 | Kladno | 2 |
| 20 | Rokycany | 2 |
| 21 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 22 | Náchod | 2 |
| 23 | Bílovec | 2 |
| 24 | Vodňany | 1 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 26 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 27 | Chotěboř | 1 |
| 28 | Broumov | 1 |
| 29 | Vrchlabí | 1 |
| 30 | Kroměříž | 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