Surname
Houska
640
Bearers
2344.
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 86 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Houska — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 182 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 158 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 135 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 36 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 28 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 13 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 10 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 640 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 135 |
| 2 | České Budějovice | 35 |
| 3 | Dobříš | 29 |
| 4 | Jindřichův Hradec | 29 |
| 5 | Tábor | 29 |
| 6 | Strakonice | 25 |
| 7 | Kladno | 19 |
| 8 | Milevsko | 18 |
| 9 | Sedlčany | 17 |
| 10 | Soběslav | 16 |
| 11 | Hořovice | 14 |
| 12 | Český Krumlov | 13 |
| 13 | Česká Lípa | 12 |
| 14 | Čáslav | 11 |
| 15 | Cheb | 9 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 9 |
| 17 | Mladá Boleslav | 8 |
| 18 | Teplice | 8 |
| 19 | Lysá nad Labem | 7 |
| 20 | Liberec | 7 |
| 21 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 22 | Rakovník | 6 |
| 23 | Písek | 6 |
| 24 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 25 | Benešov | 5 |
| 26 | Mělník | 5 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 5 |
| 28 | Říčany | 5 |
| 29 | Černošice | 5 |
| 30 | Týn nad Vltavou | 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