341
Bearers
4890.
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 73 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Joska — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 83 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 54 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 53 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 36 |
| 5 | Královéhradecký kraj | 23 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 11 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 341 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 54 |
| 2 | Chotěboř | 40 |
| 3 | Chrudim | 32 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 25 |
| 5 | Hlinsko | 20 |
| 6 | Beroun | 7 |
| 7 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 8 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 9 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 6 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 11 | Chomutov | 5 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 13 | Brno | 5 |
| 14 | Dobříš | 4 |
| 15 | Liberec | 4 |
| 16 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 17 | Přelouč | 4 |
| 18 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 4 |
| 19 | Uherský Brod | 4 |
| 20 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 21 | Jablunkov | 4 |
| 22 | Čáslav | 3 |
| 23 | Neratovice | 3 |
| 24 | Týn nad Vltavou | 3 |
| 25 | Ostrov | 3 |
| 26 | Děčín | 3 |
| 27 | Havlíčkův Brod | 3 |
| 28 | Semily | 3 |
| 29 | Jaroměř | 3 |
| 30 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 3 |
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