Surname
Janus
139
Bearers
12523.
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 36 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Janus — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 31 |
| 2 | Liberecký kraj | 31 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 16 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 139 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 19 |
| 2 | Strakonice | 16 |
| 3 | Železný Brod | 10 |
| 4 | Praha | 9 |
| 5 | Turnov | 8 |
| 6 | Liberec | 7 |
| 7 | Horažďovice | 5 |
| 8 | Děčín | 5 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 10 | Vrchlabí | 5 |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 |
| 12 | Trutnov | 4 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 4 |
| 14 | Rakovník | 3 |
| 15 | Česká Lípa | 3 |
| 16 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 17 | Bohumín | 3 |
| 18 | Nymburk | 2 |
| 19 | Pelhřimov | 2 |
| 20 | Domažlice | 2 |
| 21 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 22 | Horšovský Týn | 2 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 24 | Dobruška | 2 |
| 25 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 26 | Nýřany | 1 |
| 27 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 28 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 29 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 1 |
| 30 | Králíky | 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