453
Bearers
3460.
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 78 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Válka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 204 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 42 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 38 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 25 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 24 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 21 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 20 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 13 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 453 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 70 |
| 2 | Praha | 38 |
| 3 | Kyjov | 36 |
| 4 | Tišnov | 25 |
| 5 | Znojmo | 16 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | 11 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 11 |
| 9 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 9 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 11 | Hustopeče | 8 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 7 |
| 13 | Ivančice | 7 |
| 14 | Šlapanice | 7 |
| 15 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 16 | Blansko | 6 |
| 17 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 6 |
| 18 | Havířov | 6 |
| 19 | Valašské Meziříčí | 6 |
| 20 | Židlochovice | 6 |
| 21 | Tábor | 5 |
| 22 | Zlín | 5 |
| 23 | Moravský Krumlov | 5 |
| 24 | Opava | 5 |
| 25 | Bílovec | 5 |
| 26 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 27 | Liberec | 4 |
| 28 | Svitavy | 4 |
| 29 | Česká Třebová | 4 |
| 30 | Břeclav | 4 |
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