Surname
Tuma
254
Bearers
6725.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A pet form of Tomáš (Thomas).
Origin: from Tomáš (Thomas)
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 69 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Tuma — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 42 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 36 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 29 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 27 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 22 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 18 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 14 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 11 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 254 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 36 |
| 2 | Jihlava | 23 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 15 |
| 4 | Beroun | 13 |
| 5 | Brno | 10 |
| 6 | Most | 7 |
| 7 | Jičín | 6 |
| 8 | Znojmo | 6 |
| 9 | Kladno | 5 |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 11 | Černošice | 5 |
| 12 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 13 | Liberec | 5 |
| 14 | Jeseník | 5 |
| 15 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 5 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 17 | Rakovník | 4 |
| 18 | Nový Bor | 4 |
| 19 | Svitavy | 4 |
| 20 | Vrchlabí | 4 |
| 21 | Šlapanice | 4 |
| 22 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 23 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 24 | Roudnice nad Labem | 3 |
| 25 | Nová Paka | 3 |
| 26 | Turnov | 3 |
| 27 | Moravské Budějovice | 3 |
| 28 | Český Těšín | 3 |
| 29 | Židlochovice | 3 |
| 30 | Nymburk | 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