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Surname

Jáně

Female form: Jáněová

121 Bearers
14298. 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 Jáně — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Olomoucký kraj 70
2 Hlavní město Praha 15
3 Zlínský kraj 13
4 Moravskoslezský kraj 6
5 Královéhradecký kraj 5
6 Jihomoravský kraj 5
7 Ústecký kraj 3
8 Plzeňský kraj 3
9 Středočeský kraj 1
Total CZ121
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Šumperk 46
2 Zábřeh 16
3 Praha 15
4 Zlín 6
5 Hradec Králové 4
6 Uherské Hradiště 4
7 Uničov 4
8 Nýřany 3
9 Teplice 3
10 Brno 3
11 Karviná 3
12 Boskovice 2
13 Otrokovice 2
14 Ostrava 2
15 Mohelnice 2
16 Říčany 1
17 Náchod 1
18 Prostějov 1
19 Uherský Brod 1
20 Frýdek-Místek 1
21 Jeseník 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