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Surname

Tunka

Female form: Tunková

137 Bearers
12764. 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 28 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Jihomoravský kraj 55
2 Jihočeský kraj 19
3 Hlavní město Praha 12
4 Středočeský kraj 10
5 Kraj Vysočina 10
6 Pardubický kraj 9
7 Olomoucký kraj 8
8 Ústecký kraj 6
9 Liberecký kraj 5
10 Zlínský kraj 1
11 Plzeňský kraj 1
12 Moravskoslezský kraj 1
Total CZ137
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Znojmo 40
2 Jindřichův Hradec 13
3 Praha 12
4 Olomouc 7
5 Pardubice 6
6 Brno 6
7 Moravský Krumlov 6
8 Kladno 5
9 Pelhřimov 5
10 Turnov 5
11 České Budějovice 4
12 Chomutov 3
13 Hlinsko 3
14 Třebíč 3
15 Rosice 3
16 Slaný 2
17 Tábor 2
18 Bílina 2
19 Benešov 1
20 Rakovník 1
21 Černošice 1
22 Sušice 1
23 Ústí nad Labem 1
24 Zlín 1
25 Prostějov 1
26 Telč 1
27 Velké Meziříčí 1
28 Ostrava 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