196
Bearers
8858.
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 46 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Volavka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 36 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 35 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 33 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 31 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 25 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 196 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 31 |
| 2 | Jihlava | 14 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 13 |
| 4 | Říčany | 12 |
| 5 | Kolín | 9 |
| 6 | Děčín | 9 |
| 7 | Rosice | 9 |
| 8 | Tábor | 7 |
| 9 | Třebíč | 6 |
| 10 | Brno | 6 |
| 11 | Pelhřimov | 5 |
| 12 | Soběslav | 5 |
| 13 | Podbořany | 5 |
| 14 | Náchod | 5 |
| 15 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 16 | Dačice | 4 |
| 17 | Pohořelice | 4 |
| 18 | Velké Meziříčí | 4 |
| 19 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 3 |
| 20 | Milevsko | 3 |
| 21 | Benešov | 2 |
| 22 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 23 | Příbram | 2 |
| 24 | Písek | 2 |
| 25 | Humpolec | 2 |
| 26 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 27 | Liberec | 2 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 29 | Šlapanice | 2 |
| 30 | Mikulov | 2 |
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