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Surname

Tonka

Female form: Tonková

109 Bearers
15818. 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 29 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Ústecký kraj 44
2 Moravskoslezský kraj 34
3 Jihočeský kraj 6
4 Středočeský kraj 5
5 Plzeňský kraj 5
6 Jihomoravský kraj 4
7 Liberecký kraj 3
8 Hlavní město Praha 3
9 Olomoucký kraj 2
10 Karlovarský kraj 2
11 Pardubický kraj 1
Total CZ109
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Most 24
2 Havířov 11
3 Chomutov 8
4 Frýdek-Místek 7
5 Litvínov 5
6 Brno 4
7 Karviná 4
8 Praha 3
9 Kralupy nad Vltavou 3
10 Tachov 3
11 Liberec 3
12 Bílina 3
13 Rýmařov 3
14 Bohumín 3
15 Ostrava 3
16 České Budějovice 2
17 Český Krumlov 2
18 Prachatice 2
19 Sokolov 2
20 Litoměřice 2
21 Teplice 2
22 Český Těšín 2
23 Uničov 2
24 Kladno 1
25 Příbram 1
26 Plzeň 1
27 Nýřany 1
28 Česká Třebová 1
29 Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 1

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