Češka

Female form: Češková

497 Bearers

3121. 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 96 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Pardubický kraj	83
2	Jihomoravský kraj	66
3	Středočeský kraj	64
4	Hlavní město Praha	60
5	Jihočeský kraj	48
6	Ústecký kraj	47
7	Liberecký kraj	33
8	Moravskoslezský kraj	31
9	Plzeňský kraj	19
10	Olomoucký kraj	15
11	Kraj Vysočina	11
12	Královéhradecký kraj	8
13	Karlovarský kraj	7
14	Zlínský kraj	5
	Total CZ	497

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	60
2	Svitavy	23
3	Polička	21
4	Jablonec nad Nisou	18
5	Tišnov	16
6	Chomutov	15
7	Příbram	14
8	Blatná	14
9	České Budějovice	13
10	Ostrava	12
11	Pardubice	11
12	Břeclav	11
13	Brno	11
14	Rakovník	9
15	Moravská Třebová	9
16	Boskovice	9
17	Chrudim	8
18	Litomyšl	8
19	Černošice	7
20	Písek	7
21	Milevsko	7
22	Karviná	7
23	Slaný	6
24	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	6
25	Česká Lípa	6
26	Děčín	6
27	Liberec	6
28	Litvínov	6
29	Prostějov	6
30	Teplice	5

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