1 582
Bearers
804.
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 160 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Sojka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 312 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 248 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 228 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 191 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 109 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 83 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 83 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 81 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 62 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 57 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 39 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 33 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 32 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 24 |
| Total CZ | 1 582 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 191 |
| 2 | Brno | 96 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 68 |
| 4 | Tišnov | 59 |
| 5 | Kladno | 56 |
| 6 | Hořovice | 46 |
| 7 | Havířov | 36 |
| 8 | Český Krumlov | 34 |
| 9 | Černošice | 33 |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 32 |
| 11 | Kolín | 24 |
| 12 | Karviná | 24 |
| 13 | Nýřany | 22 |
| 14 | Beroun | 21 |
| 15 | Cheb | 21 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 21 |
| 17 | Havlíčkův Brod | 20 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 19 |
| 19 | Šlapanice | 19 |
| 20 | Kutná Hora | 18 |
| 21 | Plzeň | 18 |
| 22 | Velké Meziříčí | 18 |
| 23 | Mladá Boleslav | 17 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 17 |
| 25 | Liberec | 17 |
| 26 | Olomouc | 16 |
| 27 | Karlovy Vary | 15 |
| 28 | Pardubice | 15 |
| 29 | Český Těšín | 15 |
| 30 | Znojmo | 14 |
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