Surname
Janů
1 829
Bearers
680.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 138 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janů — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraj Vysočina | 422 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 272 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 203 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 199 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 167 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 134 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 87 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 76 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 75 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 61 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 49 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 47 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 19 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 18 |
| Total CZ | 1 829 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 199 |
| 2 | Tábor | 159 |
| 3 | Nové Město na Moravě | 145 |
| 4 | Pelhřimov | 116 |
| 5 | Zábřeh | 105 |
| 6 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 51 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 46 |
| 8 | Hodonín | 38 |
| 9 | Liberec | 36 |
| 10 | Olomouc | 36 |
| 11 | Havlíčkův Brod | 31 |
| 12 | Sokolov | 28 |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav | 25 |
| 14 | Most | 24 |
| 15 | Černošice | 23 |
| 16 | Chomutov | 22 |
| 17 | Příbram | 21 |
| 18 | Zlín | 21 |
| 19 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 20 |
| 20 | Jindřichův Hradec | 19 |
| 21 | Pardubice | 19 |
| 22 | Šumperk | 18 |
| 23 | Hranice | 18 |
| 24 | Teplice | 17 |
| 25 | Beroun | 16 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 16 |
| 27 | Vizovice | 16 |
| 28 | Ostrava | 16 |
| 29 | Pacov | 15 |
| 30 | Brno | 14 |
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