805
Bearers
1801.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
The feminine form of the surname Švestka. 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 115 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Švestková — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 195 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 138 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 110 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 83 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 52 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 51 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 48 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 39 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 29 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 16 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| Total CZ | 805 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 110 |
| 2 | Šlapanice | 58 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 56 |
| 4 | Brno | 48 |
| 5 | Šumperk | 34 |
| 6 | Uherský Brod | 33 |
| 7 | Břeclav | 22 |
| 8 | Lanškroun | 17 |
| 9 | Přerov | 15 |
| 10 | Beroun | 14 |
| 11 | Prostějov | 13 |
| 12 | Kladno | 12 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 12 |
| 14 | Benešov | 11 |
| 15 | Znojmo | 11 |
| 16 | Rosice | 9 |
| 17 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 9 |
| 18 | Králíky | 8 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 8 |
| 20 | Mikulov | 8 |
| 21 | Orlová | 8 |
| 22 | Zábřeh | 8 |
| 23 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 7 |
| 25 | Most | 7 |
| 26 | Teplice | 7 |
| 27 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 28 | Kadaň | 7 |
| 29 | Tišnov | 7 |
| 30 | Ostrava | 7 |
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