Surname
Janošek
391
Bearers
4114.
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 59 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janošek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 101 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 101 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 99 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 30 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 21 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 13 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 391 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 30 |
| 2 | Brno | 26 |
| 3 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 26 |
| 4 | Valašské Meziříčí | 26 |
| 5 | Břeclav | 23 |
| 6 | Hustopeče | 23 |
| 7 | Praha | 21 |
| 8 | Uherské Hradiště | 17 |
| 9 | Opava | 16 |
| 10 | Hodonín | 14 |
| 11 | Frýdek-Místek | 14 |
| 12 | Otrokovice | 12 |
| 13 | Nový Jičín | 9 |
| 14 | Šumperk | 9 |
| 15 | Hlučín | 8 |
| 16 | Varnsdorf | 6 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 18 | Přerov | 6 |
| 19 | Zlín | 5 |
| 20 | Kroměříž | 5 |
| 21 | Havířov | 5 |
| 22 | Rakovník | 4 |
| 23 | Jičín | 4 |
| 24 | Vsetín | 4 |
| 25 | Český Těšín | 4 |
| 26 | Hranice | 4 |
| 27 | Nymburk | 3 |
| 28 | Černošice | 3 |
| 29 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 30 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
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