Surname
Liska
88
Bearers
19148.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From nature
Nickname for a cunning, sly person.
Origin: from Czech 'liška' (fox)
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 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Liska — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 31 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 23 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 6 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 88 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 23 |
| 2 | Kolín | 7 |
| 3 | Mělník | 5 |
| 4 | Slaný | 5 |
| 5 | Beroun | 4 |
| 6 | Liberec | 4 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 8 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 9 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 12 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 13 | Kladno | 2 |
| 14 | Jičín | 2 |
| 15 | Uherský Brod | 2 |
| 16 | Opava | 2 |
| 17 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 19 | Nymburk | 1 |
| 20 | Vlašim | 1 |
| 21 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 22 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 23 | Tachov | 1 |
| 24 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 25 | Blovice | 1 |
| 26 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 28 | Louny | 1 |
| 29 | Roudnice nad Labem | 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