249
Bearers
6873.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
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 61 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jakub — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 41 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 39 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 30 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 29 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 25 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 249 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třebíč | 29 |
| 2 | Praha | 18 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 14 |
| 4 | Brno | 14 |
| 5 | Ostrov | 13 |
| 6 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 10 |
| 7 | Moravský Krumlov | 8 |
| 8 | Bílovec | 8 |
| 9 | Litoměřice | 7 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 11 | Český Krumlov | 6 |
| 12 | Moravské Budějovice | 6 |
| 13 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 14 | Kladno | 5 |
| 15 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 16 | Frýdlant | 5 |
| 17 | Beroun | 4 |
| 18 | Liberec | 4 |
| 19 | Tanvald | 4 |
| 20 | Lovosice | 4 |
| 21 | Podbořany | 4 |
| 22 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 23 | Valašské Meziříčí | 4 |
| 24 | Nový Bor | 3 |
| 25 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 26 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 27 | Orlová | 3 |
| 28 | Mělník | 2 |
| 29 | Horažďovice | 2 |
| 30 | Děčín | 2 |
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