267
Bearers
6375.
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 61 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Žiška — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 71 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 32 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 29 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 28 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 25 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 22 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 15 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 12 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 267 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frýdek-Místek | 34 |
| 2 | Praha | 22 |
| 3 | Uherské Hradiště | 21 |
| 4 | Šumperk | 13 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 6 | Brno | 10 |
| 7 | Havířov | 9 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 9 | Karlovy Vary | 8 |
| 10 | Chomutov | 8 |
| 11 | Veselí nad Moravou | 7 |
| 12 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 13 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 7 |
| 14 | Kralovice | 6 |
| 15 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 6 |
| 16 | Sokolov | 5 |
| 17 | Varnsdorf | 4 |
| 18 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 19 | Slavkov u Brna | 4 |
| 20 | Bruntál | 4 |
| 21 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
| 22 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 23 | Roudnice nad Labem | 3 |
| 24 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 25 | Šlapanice | 3 |
| 26 | Otrokovice | 3 |
| 27 | Písek | 2 |
| 28 | Tachov | 2 |
| 29 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 30 | Most | 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