243
Bearers
7064.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 50 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petruška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 117 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 18 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 243 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 59 |
| 2 | Opava | 17 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 10 |
| 4 | Mohelnice | 10 |
| 5 | Praha | 9 |
| 6 | Krnov | 9 |
| 7 | Bílovec | 9 |
| 8 | Havířov | 8 |
| 9 | Brno | 7 |
| 10 | Bohumín | 7 |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary | 6 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 6 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 14 | Sokolov | 5 |
| 15 | Liberec | 5 |
| 16 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 17 | Pelhřimov | 4 |
| 18 | Semily | 4 |
| 19 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 20 | Hlučín | 4 |
| 21 | Říčany | 3 |
| 22 | Podbořany | 3 |
| 23 | Holice | 3 |
| 24 | Jilemnice | 3 |
| 25 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 26 | Kolín | 2 |
| 27 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 28 | Černošice | 2 |
| 29 | Cheb | 2 |
| 30 | Klatovy | 2 |
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