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Surname

Zýka

Female form: Zýková

362 Bearers
4542. 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 59 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 91
2 Plzeňský kraj 77
3 Ústecký kraj 53
4 Hlavní město Praha 37
5 Jihočeský kraj 30
6 Karlovarský kraj 23
7 Královéhradecký kraj 18
8 Kraj Vysočina 13
9 Zlínský kraj 5
10 Liberecký kraj 4
11 Jihomoravský kraj 4
12 Pardubický kraj 3
13 Olomoucký kraj 3
14 Moravskoslezský kraj 1
Total CZ362
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 37
2 Plzeň 32
3 Rakovník 26
4 Beroun 23
5 Rokycany 21
6 Cheb 17
7 České Budějovice 16
8 Kladno 11
9 Slaný 10
10 Chomutov 10
11 Nýřany 9
12 Louny 9
13 Jindřichův Hradec 8
14 Kadaň 8
15 Trutnov 8
16 Klatovy 7
17 Žatec 7
18 Bílina 6
19 Hradec Králové 6
20 Hořovice 5
21 Karlovy Vary 5
22 Jihlava 5
23 Kralupy nad Vltavou 4
24 Domažlice 4
25 Most 4
26 Mladá Boleslav 3
27 Černošice 3
28 Pelhřimov 3
29 Písek 3
30 Děčín 3

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