Surname
Jánová
270
Bearers
6287.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Janek. 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 67 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jánová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 58 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 35 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 33 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 26 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 17 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 17 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 17 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 11 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 270 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litomyšl | 28 |
| 2 | Praha | 14 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 12 |
| 4 | České Budějovice | 10 |
| 5 | Prostějov | 9 |
| 6 | Šumperk | 9 |
| 7 | Písek | 8 |
| 8 | Sušice | 8 |
| 9 | Děčín | 8 |
| 10 | Teplice | 7 |
| 11 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 6 |
| 13 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 6 |
| 14 | Polička | 6 |
| 15 | Třebíč | 6 |
| 16 | Ivančice | 6 |
| 17 | Velké Meziříčí | 6 |
| 18 | Kaplice | 5 |
| 19 | Chomutov | 5 |
| 20 | Česká Třebová | 5 |
| 21 | Příbram | 4 |
| 22 | Říčany | 4 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 24 | Česká Lípa | 4 |
| 25 | Znojmo | 4 |
| 26 | Rosice | 4 |
| 27 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 28 | Vlašim | 3 |
| 29 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 3 |
| 30 | Jindřichův Hradec | 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