Surname
Janas
73
Bearers
22370.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
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 21 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janas — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 38 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 3 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 2 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 73 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 2 | Bohumín | 8 |
| 3 | Zlín | 6 |
| 4 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 5 | Brno | 5 |
| 6 | Havířov | 5 |
| 7 | Karviná | 4 |
| 8 | Orlová | 4 |
| 9 | Praha | 3 |
| 10 | Hodonín | 3 |
| 11 | Šlapanice | 3 |
| 12 | Jeseník | 3 |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 14 | Trutnov | 2 |
| 15 | Holešov | 2 |
| 16 | Český Těšín | 2 |
| 17 | Vítkov | 2 |
| 18 | Žamberk | 1 |
| 19 | Krnov | 1 |
| 20 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | 1 |
| 21 | Odry | 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