Czech surnames
Říha: what the name means
Říha: from the first name Řehoř (Gregory).
In January 2017, 11,312 people in Czechia were named Říha or Říhová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,440
- Around Brno322
- Around České Budějovice282
- Around Pardubice225
- Around Plzeň215
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 Riha.
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 Říha mean?
Říha: from the first name Řehoř (Gregory).
How many people are called Říha in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 11,312 people in Czechia were named Říha or Říhová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Říha most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,440), Brno (322), České Budějovice (282).