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Surname

Sojka

Female form: Sojková

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)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
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 CZ1 582
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
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