63
Bearers
25076.
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 20 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janov — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 32 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 13 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 63 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klatovy | 11 |
| 2 | Tachov | 10 |
| 3 | Benešov | 9 |
| 4 | Praha | 6 |
| 5 | Domažlice | 4 |
| 6 | Stod | 4 |
| 7 | Stříbro | 3 |
| 8 | Brno | 3 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 10 | Kolín | 1 |
| 11 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 12 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 13 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 14 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 15 | Vodňany | 1 |
| 16 | Aš | 1 |
| 17 | Ostrov | 1 |
| 18 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 19 | Kroměříž | 1 |
| 20 | Karviná | 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