Surname
Vaško
595
Bearers
2551.
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 102 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vaško — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 112 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 98 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 82 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 67 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 59 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 42 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 24 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 24 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 24 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 19 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 19 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| Total CZ | 595 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 67 |
| 2 | Most | 57 |
| 3 | Chrudim | 33 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 29 |
| 5 | Hlinsko | 20 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 19 |
| 7 | Sokolov | 15 |
| 8 | Přerov | 15 |
| 9 | Karviná | 13 |
| 10 | Mariánské Lázně | 11 |
| 11 | Lanškroun | 11 |
| 12 | Brno | 11 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 11 |
| 14 | Ostrov | 10 |
| 15 | Kolín | 9 |
| 16 | Mladá Boleslav | 8 |
| 17 | Černošice | 8 |
| 18 | Chomutov | 8 |
| 19 | Žamberk | 8 |
| 20 | Příbram | 7 |
| 21 | Kadaň | 7 |
| 22 | Hodonín | 7 |
| 23 | Valašské Klobouky | 7 |
| 24 | Nymburk | 6 |
| 25 | Liberec | 6 |
| 26 | Rumburk | 6 |
| 27 | Frýdlant | 6 |
| 28 | Polička | 6 |
| 29 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 30 | Nový Jičín | 6 |
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