Czech surnames
Janík: what the name means
Janík: little Jan — from the first name Jan (John).
In January 2017, 3,788 people in Czechia were named Janík or Janíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Ostrava215
- Around Praha213
- Around Brno211
- Around Uherské Hradiště208
- Around Zlín128
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Janik.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Janík mean?
Janík: little Jan — from the first name Jan (John).
How many people are called Janík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,788 people in Czechia were named Janík or Janíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Ostrava (215), Praha (213), Brno (211).