Sovová

Male form: Sova

1 322 Bearers

997. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Sovek. 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 140 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Sovová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Hlavní město Praha	207
2	Jihomoravský kraj	196
3	Středočeský kraj	174
4	Jihočeský kraj	152
5	Olomoucký kraj	112
6	Moravskoslezský kraj	105
7	Ústecký kraj	100
8	Plzeňský kraj	63
9	Zlínský kraj	51
10	Kraj Vysočina	44
11	Liberecký kraj	35
12	Karlovarský kraj	35
13	Pardubický kraj	31
14	Královéhradecký kraj	17
	Total CZ	1 322

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	207
2	Brno	49
3	Vimperk	45
4	Olomouc	42
5	Ostrava	40
6	Kutná Hora	37
7	České Budějovice	36
8	Tišnov	35
9	Plzeň	24
10	Znojmo	23
11	Mladá Boleslav	22
12	Kroměříž	19
13	Litovel	18
14	Tábor	17
15	Ústí nad Labem	17
16	Jihlava	17
17	Kuřim	17
18	Cheb	16
19	Teplice	16
20	Kyjov	16
21	Černošice	15
22	Strakonice	15
23	Votice	14
24	Prachatice	14
25	Česká Lípa	14
26	Uherské Hradiště	14
27	Uničov	14
28	Kolín	13
29	Liberec	13
30	Hradec Králové	13

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