110
Bearers
15642.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Josef. 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 30 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Josefová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 41 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 110 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hradec Králové | 26 |
| 2 | Praha | 16 |
| 3 | Jičín | 9 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 5 | Most | 5 |
| 6 | Broumov | 5 |
| 7 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 8 | Prachatice | 4 |
| 9 | Nový Bor | 4 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 11 | Varnsdorf | 3 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 13 | Kolín | 2 |
| 14 | Černošice | 2 |
| 15 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 16 | Mikulov | 2 |
| 17 | Benešov | 1 |
| 18 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 19 | Trhové Sviny | 1 |
| 20 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 21 | Kraslice | 1 |
| 22 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 23 | Liberec | 1 |
| 24 | Železný Brod | 1 |
| 25 | Chrudim | 1 |
| 26 | Hořice | 1 |
| 27 | Přelouč | 1 |
| 28 | Brno | 1 |
| 29 | Orlová | 1 |
| 30 | Ostrava | 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