Czech surnames
Mikeš: what the name means
Mikeš: from the first name Mikuláš (Nicholas).
In January 2017, 4,827 people in Czechia were named Mikeš or Mikešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha571
- Around České Budějovice281
- Around Prachatice129
- Around Jihlava128
- Around Strakonice110
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 Mikes.
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 Mikeš mean?
Mikeš: from the first name Mikuláš (Nicholas).
How many people are called Mikeš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,827 people in Czechia were named Mikeš or Mikešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Mikeš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (571), České Budějovice (281), Prachatice (129).