103
Bearers
16634.
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 23 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janka — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 51 |
| 2 | Karlovarský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 12 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 7 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 103 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nýřany | 22 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 3 | Příbram | 6 |
| 4 | Horšovský Týn | 6 |
| 5 | Stod | 6 |
| 6 | Praha | 5 |
| 7 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 8 | Vodňany | 4 |
| 9 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 10 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 11 | Přeštice | 4 |
| 12 | Kraslice | 4 |
| 13 | Kyjov | 4 |
| 14 | Benešov | 3 |
| 15 | Blatná | 3 |
| 16 | Klatovy | 3 |
| 17 | Černošice | 2 |
| 18 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 19 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 20 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 21 | Cheb | 1 |
| 22 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 23 | Brno | 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