Surname
Samko
345
Bearers
4827.
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 73 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Samko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 72 |
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 52 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 48 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 48 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 27 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 25 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 14 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 345 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semily | 33 |
| 2 | Ústí nad Labem | 20 |
| 3 | Praha | 16 |
| 4 | Náchod | 16 |
| 5 | Liberec | 15 |
| 6 | Jičín | 13 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 8 | Litoměřice | 11 |
| 9 | Železný Brod | 11 |
| 10 | Tanvald | 10 |
| 11 | Nýřany | 9 |
| 12 | Chomutov | 9 |
| 13 | Jaroměř | 9 |
| 14 | Benešov | 8 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 16 | Stříbro | 8 |
| 17 | Česká Třebová | 6 |
| 18 | Karviná | 6 |
| 19 | Orlová | 6 |
| 20 | Roudnice nad Labem | 5 |
| 21 | Moravské Budějovice | 5 |
| 22 | Vodňany | 4 |
| 23 | Hradec Králové | 4 |
| 24 | Hořice | 4 |
| 25 | Kroměříž | 4 |
| 26 | Brno | 4 |
| 27 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 28 | Šternberk | 4 |
| 29 | Hlučín | 4 |
| 30 | Vítkov | 4 |
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