Czech surnames
Janků: what the name means
Janků means “Janek’s”: a patronymic from the first name Janek.
In January 2017, 3,409 people in Czechia were named Janků or Jankůová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Šumperk258
- Around Praha222
- Around Svitavy166
- Around Zábřeh139
- Around Boskovice121
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 Janku.
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 Janků mean?
Janků means “Janek’s”: a patronymic from the first name Janek.
How many people are called Janků in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,409 people in Czechia were named Janků or Jankůová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janků most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Šumperk (258), Praha (222), Svitavy (166).