825
Bearers
1750.
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 108 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Peška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 277 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 99 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 89 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 67 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 49 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 42 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 39 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 34 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 29 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 27 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 24 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 21 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 21 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| Total CZ | 825 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 121 |
| 2 | Praha | 89 |
| 3 | Šlapanice | 52 |
| 4 | Krnov | 28 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 19 |
| 6 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 18 |
| 7 | Boskovice | 18 |
| 8 | Kolín | 17 |
| 9 | Zlín | 17 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 15 |
| 11 | Kyjov | 15 |
| 12 | Mladá Boleslav | 14 |
| 13 | Tábor | 13 |
| 14 | Tišnov | 11 |
| 15 | Holešov | 11 |
| 16 | Přerov | 11 |
| 17 | Náchod | 10 |
| 18 | Pardubice | 10 |
| 19 | Vlašim | 9 |
| 20 | Černošice | 9 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 9 |
| 22 | Kroměříž | 9 |
| 23 | Uherské Hradiště | 9 |
| 24 | Benešov | 8 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 8 |
| 26 | Liberec | 8 |
| 27 | Blansko | 8 |
| 28 | Jihlava | 8 |
| 29 | Prostějov | 8 |
| 30 | Olomouc | 8 |
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