593
Bearers
2557.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of 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 107 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 141 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 132 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 62 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 55 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 48 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 29 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 28 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 20 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 17 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 16 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 15 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 11 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| Total CZ | 593 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kopřivnice | 34 |
| 2 | Brno | 32 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 32 |
| 4 | Frýdek-Místek | 31 |
| 5 | Praha | 29 |
| 6 | Šlapanice | 25 |
| 7 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 23 |
| 8 | Židlochovice | 23 |
| 9 | Boskovice | 21 |
| 10 | Přerov | 20 |
| 11 | Šumperk | 14 |
| 12 | Olomouc | 12 |
| 13 | Havířov | 11 |
| 14 | Hodonín | 10 |
| 15 | Liberec | 9 |
| 16 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 9 |
| 17 | Lysá nad Labem | 8 |
| 18 | Poděbrady | 8 |
| 19 | Chrudim | 8 |
| 20 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 |
| 21 | Břeclav | 7 |
| 22 | Zlín | 7 |
| 23 | Nymburk | 6 |
| 24 | Slaný | 6 |
| 25 | Kolín | 5 |
| 26 | Černošice | 5 |
| 27 | Dačice | 5 |
| 28 | Louny | 5 |
| 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 30 | Třebíč | 5 |
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