648
Bearers
2311.
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 112 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Zahálka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 103 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 95 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 89 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 76 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 59 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 55 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 30 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 26 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 25 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 24 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 21 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 16 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 13 |
| Total CZ | 648 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 95 |
| 2 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 22 |
| 3 | Roudnice nad Labem | 21 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 20 |
| 5 | Hlinsko | 19 |
| 6 | Klatovy | 18 |
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | 18 |
| 8 | Karlovy Vary | 17 |
| 9 | Holice | 17 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 16 |
| 11 | Litoměřice | 16 |
| 12 | Náchod | 15 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 15 |
| 14 | Chrudim | 13 |
| 15 | Chomutov | 9 |
| 16 | Trutnov | 9 |
| 17 | Vysoké Mýto | 9 |
| 18 | Vlašim | 8 |
| 19 | Čáslav | 7 |
| 20 | Horažďovice | 7 |
| 21 | Česká Třebová | 7 |
| 22 | Konice | 7 |
| 23 | Uherský Brod | 7 |
| 24 | Velké Meziříčí | 7 |
| 25 | Černošice | 6 |
| 26 | Děčín | 6 |
| 27 | Liberec | 6 |
| 28 | Broumov | 6 |
| 29 | Blansko | 6 |
| 30 | Prostějov | 6 |
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