Surname
Vaňáček
67
Bearers
24081.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
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 12 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vaňáček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 51 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 4 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 67 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šlapanice | 27 |
| 2 | Brno | 13 |
| 3 | Teplice | 5 |
| 4 | Praha | 4 |
| 5 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 6 | Ivančice | 3 |
| 7 | Slavkov u Brna | 3 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 9 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 10 | Židlochovice | 2 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 12 | Boskovice | 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