105
Bearers
16322.
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 31 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Josef — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 34 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 15 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 8 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 105 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hradec Králové | 21 |
| 2 | Praha | 15 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 4 | Jičín | 7 |
| 5 | Kolín | 5 |
| 6 | Nový Bor | 4 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 8 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 3 |
| 9 | Varnsdorf | 3 |
| 10 | Hořice | 3 |
| 11 | Hodonín | 3 |
| 12 | Mikulov | 3 |
| 13 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 14 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 15 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 16 | Kraslice | 2 |
| 17 | Most | 2 |
| 18 | Železný Brod | 2 |
| 19 | Broumov | 2 |
| 20 | Benešov | 1 |
| 21 | Beroun | 1 |
| 22 | Černošice | 1 |
| 23 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 24 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 25 | Trhové Sviny | 1 |
| 26 | Mariánské Lázně | 1 |
| 27 | Chrudim | 1 |
| 28 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 29 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 1 |
| 30 | Brno | 1 |
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