236
Bearers
7302.
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 48 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Soška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 59 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 46 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 39 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 26 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 15 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 12 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 236 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uherské Hradiště | 22 |
| 2 | Brno | 19 |
| 3 | Frýdek-Místek | 18 |
| 4 | Opava | 18 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 18 |
| 6 | Praha | 12 |
| 7 | Moravská Třebová | 12 |
| 8 | Havlíčkův Brod | 11 |
| 9 | Znojmo | 10 |
| 10 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 9 |
| 11 | Břeclav | 6 |
| 12 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 13 | Valašské Klobouky | 5 |
| 14 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 5 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 16 | Nepomuk | 4 |
| 17 | Otrokovice | 4 |
| 18 | Olomouc | 4 |
| 19 | Čáslav | 3 |
| 20 | Litvínov | 3 |
| 21 | Chrudim | 3 |
| 22 | Zlín | 3 |
| 23 | Boskovice | 3 |
| 24 | Kyjov | 3 |
| 25 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 26 | Liberec | 2 |
| 27 | Ústí nad Labem | 2 |
| 28 | Varnsdorf | 2 |
| 29 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 30 | Bučovice | 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