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Surname

Janšta

Female form: Janštová

188 Bearers
9218. 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 38 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Janšta — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Jihomoravský kraj 50
2 Moravskoslezský kraj 35
3 Olomoucký kraj 25
4 Kraj Vysočina 24
5 Zlínský kraj 20
6 Ústecký kraj 11
7 Hlavní město Praha 8
8 Jihočeský kraj 6
9 Středočeský kraj 3
10 Pardubický kraj 3
11 Královéhradecký kraj 3
Total CZ188
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Velké Meziříčí 24
2 Olomouc 22
3 Moravský Krumlov 14
4 Krnov 13
5 Tišnov 9
6 Praha 8
7 Teplice 8
8 Brno 7
9 Ostrava 7
10 Zlín 6
11 Opava 6
12 Kuřim 5
13 Luhačovice 5
14 Veselí nad Moravou 4
15 Nymburk 3
16 České Budějovice 3
17 Vodňany 3
18 Rychnov nad Kněžnou 3
19 Moravská Třebová 3
20 Kroměříž 3
21 Rosice 3
22 Šlapanice 3
23 Šternberk 3
24 Hlučín 3
25 Most 2
26 Vyškov 2
27 Otrokovice 2
28 Vizovice 2
29 Bruntál 2
30 Jablunkov 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