5 595
Bearers
119.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of Řehoř (Gregory).
Origin: from Řehoř (Gregory)
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 199 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Říha — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 994 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 744 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 632 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 477 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 457 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 409 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 338 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 334 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 326 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 221 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 184 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 179 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 171 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 129 |
| Total CZ | 5 595 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 744 |
| 2 | Brno | 162 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 147 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 109 |
| 5 | Plzeň | 107 |
| 6 | Písek | 99 |
| 7 | Hradec Králové | 96 |
| 8 | Tábor | 89 |
| 9 | Liberec | 82 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 72 |
| 11 | Uherské Hradiště | 71 |
| 12 | Příbram | 70 |
| 13 | Benešov | 69 |
| 14 | Teplice | 68 |
| 15 | Černošice | 66 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 65 |
| 17 | Kolín | 64 |
| 18 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 61 |
| 19 | Kladno | 59 |
| 20 | Třebíč | 58 |
| 21 | Beroun | 55 |
| 22 | Kutná Hora | 54 |
| 23 | Nymburk | 54 |
| 24 | Ostrava | 54 |
| 25 | Vlašim | 53 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 53 |
| 27 | Břeclav | 51 |
| 28 | Česká Lípa | 48 |
| 29 | Děčín | 47 |
| 30 | Mělník | 46 |
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