Czech surnames
Diviš: what the name means
Diviš: from the old first name Diviš, the Czech form of Dionysius.
In January 2017, 4,528 people in Czechia were named Diviš or Divišová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha579
- Around Šumperk342
- Around Plzeň170
- Around Třebíč149
- Around České Budějovice145
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Divis.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Diviš mean?
Diviš: from the old first name Diviš, the Czech form of Dionysius.
How many people are called Diviš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,528 people in Czechia were named Diviš or Divišová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Diviš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (579), Šumperk (342), Plzeň (170).