1 617
Bearers
788.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of Jakub (Jacob/James).
Origin: from Jakub (Jacob)
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 164 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kuba — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 281 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 280 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 190 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 140 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 117 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 115 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 92 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 89 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 70 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 65 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 61 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 49 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 48 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 20 |
| Total CZ | 1 617 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 115 |
| 2 | Brno | 107 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 68 |
| 4 | Příbram | 64 |
| 5 | Mohelnice | 48 |
| 6 | Třebíč | 47 |
| 7 | Přerov | 42 |
| 8 | Moravské Budějovice | 40 |
| 9 | Ostrava | 38 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 34 |
| 11 | Břeclav | 26 |
| 12 | České Budějovice | 25 |
| 13 | Prostějov | 24 |
| 14 | Slavkov u Brna | 20 |
| 15 | Mladá Boleslav | 19 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 18 |
| 17 | Šlapanice | 18 |
| 18 | Konice | 18 |
| 19 | Šumperk | 18 |
| 20 | Černošice | 17 |
| 21 | Ústí nad Labem | 17 |
| 22 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 17 |
| 23 | Hustopeče | 16 |
| 24 | Zlín | 15 |
| 25 | Kroměříž | 15 |
| 26 | Litovel | 15 |
| 27 | Kladno | 13 |
| 28 | Klatovy | 13 |
| 29 | Teplice | 13 |
| 30 | Blansko | 13 |
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