Surname
Janovec
251
Bearers
6804.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
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 70 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 55 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 32 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 28 |
| 4 | Pardubický kraj | 25 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 17 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 15 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 14 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 8 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 6 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 251 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 32 |
| 2 | Tachov | 18 |
| 3 | Domažlice | 17 |
| 4 | Žamberk | 16 |
| 5 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 14 |
| 6 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 7 |
| 7 | Česká Lípa | 6 |
| 8 | Liberec | 6 |
| 9 | Brno | 6 |
| 10 | Horšovský Týn | 5 |
| 11 | Žatec | 5 |
| 12 | Trutnov | 5 |
| 13 | Kolín | 4 |
| 14 | Cheb | 4 |
| 15 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 16 | Kralovice | 4 |
| 17 | Děčín | 4 |
| 18 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 4 |
| 19 | Kladno | 3 |
| 20 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 3 |
| 21 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 22 | Kaplice | 3 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 24 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 25 | Pardubice | 3 |
| 26 | Nový Bydžov | 3 |
| 27 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 28 | Kyjov | 3 |
| 29 | Benešov | 2 |
| 30 | Říčany | 2 |
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