Surname
Janíček
1 726
Bearers
725.
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 147 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janíček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 514 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 292 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 219 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 206 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 113 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 84 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 76 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 59 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 47 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 34 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 25 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 23 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 20 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 14 |
| Total CZ | 1 726 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 150 |
| 2 | Praha | 84 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 77 |
| 4 | Zábřeh | 75 |
| 5 | Šumperk | 73 |
| 6 | Blansko | 51 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 48 |
| 8 | Znojmo | 47 |
| 9 | Boskovice | 45 |
| 10 | Uherský Brod | 40 |
| 11 | Moravský Krumlov | 40 |
| 12 | Zlín | 36 |
| 13 | Pohořelice | 34 |
| 14 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 34 |
| 15 | Židlochovice | 32 |
| 16 | Vsetín | 25 |
| 17 | Šlapanice | 24 |
| 18 | Moravské Budějovice | 24 |
| 19 | Hranice | 21 |
| 20 | Moravská Třebová | 20 |
| 21 | Jihlava | 20 |
| 22 | Třebíč | 20 |
| 23 | Jeseník | 20 |
| 24 | Valašské Meziříčí | 20 |
| 25 | Liberec | 18 |
| 26 | Velké Meziříčí | 18 |
| 27 | Nový Jičín | 18 |
| 28 | Havířov | 17 |
| 29 | Ivančice | 14 |
| 30 | Mělník | 13 |
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