1 135
Bearers
1182.
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 107 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Houška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 243 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 199 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 176 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 175 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 114 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 50 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 40 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 35 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 33 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 23 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 21 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 13 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 1 135 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 199 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 89 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 73 |
| 4 | Rokycany | 60 |
| 5 | Černošice | 33 |
| 6 | Most | 31 |
| 7 | Kladno | 30 |
| 8 | Jindřichův Hradec | 30 |
| 9 | Beroun | 27 |
| 10 | Pelhřimov | 27 |
| 11 | Brno | 27 |
| 12 | Nýřany | 21 |
| 13 | Louny | 20 |
| 14 | Prachatice | 18 |
| 15 | Tábor | 17 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 16 |
| 17 | Blovice | 15 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 14 |
| 19 | Český Krumlov | 12 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 12 |
| 21 | Turnov | 12 |
| 22 | Benešov | 11 |
| 23 | Slaný | 10 |
| 24 | Nepomuk | 10 |
| 25 | Příbram | 9 |
| 26 | Lysá nad Labem | 9 |
| 27 | Písek | 9 |
| 28 | Liberec | 9 |
| 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 9 |
| 30 | Rakovník | 8 |
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