151
Bearers
11548.
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 34 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vaňák — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomoucký kraj | 69 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 21 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 151 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 21 |
| 2 | Olomouc | 17 |
| 3 | Litovel | 16 |
| 4 | Hlinsko | 9 |
| 5 | Uničov | 9 |
| 6 | Mohelnice | 8 |
| 7 | Konice | 7 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 9 | Šternberk | 6 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 11 | Brno | 4 |
| 12 | Velké Meziříčí | 4 |
| 13 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 3 |
| 14 | Česká Třebová | 3 |
| 15 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 16 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 17 | Třinec | 3 |
| 18 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 2 |
| 19 | Soběslav | 2 |
| 20 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 21 | Liberec | 2 |
| 22 | Varnsdorf | 2 |
| 23 | Polička | 2 |
| 24 | Hlučín | 2 |
| 25 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 26 | Lysá nad Labem | 1 |
| 27 | Jindřichův Hradec | 1 |
| 28 | Tábor | 1 |
| 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 30 | Šlapanice | 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