319
Bearers
5249.
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 80 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Maška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 55 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 49 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 43 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 27 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 26 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 22 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 21 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 20 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 18 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 12 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 319 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelhřimov | 24 |
| 2 | Praha | 21 |
| 3 | Brno | 18 |
| 4 | Hustopeče | 16 |
| 5 | Karlovy Vary | 14 |
| 6 | Chotěboř | 10 |
| 7 | Černošice | 9 |
| 8 | Kladno | 8 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 8 |
| 10 | Jihlava | 7 |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 |
| 12 | Humpolec | 6 |
| 13 | Ostrov | 6 |
| 14 | Děčín | 6 |
| 15 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 16 | Moravská Třebová | 6 |
| 17 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 18 | Židlochovice | 6 |
| 19 | Nymburk | 5 |
| 20 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 21 | Cheb | 5 |
| 22 | Chomutov | 5 |
| 23 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 24 | Jičín | 5 |
| 25 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 26 | Šternberk | 5 |
| 27 | Prachatice | 4 |
| 28 | Blansko | 4 |
| 29 | Šlapanice | 4 |
| 30 | Kolín | 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