Surname
Ján
112
Bearers
15378.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
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 34 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Ján — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 39 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 16 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 9 |
| 6 | Zlínský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 112 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prostějov | 15 |
| 2 | Olomouc | 11 |
| 3 | Šumperk | 11 |
| 4 | Ivančice | 9 |
| 5 | Praha | 5 |
| 6 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 7 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 4 |
| 8 | Holešov | 4 |
| 9 | Velké Meziříčí | 4 |
| 10 | Vlašim | 3 |
| 11 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 12 | Teplice | 3 |
| 13 | Lanškroun | 3 |
| 14 | Říčany | 2 |
| 15 | Tábor | 2 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 17 | Žamberk | 2 |
| 18 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 19 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 20 | Brno | 2 |
| 21 | Moravské Budějovice | 2 |
| 22 | Krnov | 2 |
| 23 | Zábřeh | 2 |
| 24 | Valašské Meziříčí | 2 |
| 25 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 26 | Most | 1 |
| 27 | Zlín | 1 |
| 28 | Kroměříž | 1 |
| 29 | Boskovice | 1 |
| 30 | Rosice | 1 |
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