121
Bearers
14360.
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 35 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vopelka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 47 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 16 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 121 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třeboň | 20 |
| 2 | Trhové Sviny | 16 |
| 3 | Telč | 10 |
| 4 | Praha | 7 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 7 |
| 6 | Brno | 5 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 8 | Litvínov | 4 |
| 9 | Konice | 4 |
| 10 | Moravské Budějovice | 4 |
| 11 | Liberec | 3 |
| 12 | Znojmo | 3 |
| 13 | Krnov | 3 |
| 14 | Bohumín | 3 |
| 15 | Mělník | 2 |
| 16 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 17 | Tábor | 2 |
| 18 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 19 | Chotěboř | 2 |
| 20 | Jaroměř | 2 |
| 21 | Ostrava | 2 |
| 22 | Kolín | 1 |
| 23 | Černošice | 1 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 25 | Přeštice | 1 |
| 26 | Nýřany | 1 |
| 27 | Most | 1 |
| 28 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 29 | Jičín | 1 |
| 30 | Pardubice | 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