Surname
Líška
82
Bearers
20329.
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 35 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Líška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 19 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 16 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 7 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 82 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 19 |
| 2 | Hořovice | 4 |
| 3 | Havlíčkův Brod | 4 |
| 4 | Uherský Brod | 4 |
| 5 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 8 | Broumov | 3 |
| 9 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 10 | Brno | 3 |
| 11 | Český Těšín | 3 |
| 12 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 13 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 14 | Orlová | 2 |
| 15 | Židlochovice | 2 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 17 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 1 |
| 18 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 19 | Týn nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 20 | Cheb | 1 |
| 21 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 22 | Tachov | 1 |
| 23 | Stod | 1 |
| 24 | Louny | 1 |
| 25 | Bílina | 1 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 1 |
| 27 | Přelouč | 1 |
| 28 | Litomyšl | 1 |
| 29 | Polička | 1 |
| 30 | Frýdek-Místek | 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