Czech surnames
Janů: what the name means
Janů: from the first name Jan (John).
In January 2017, 1,852 people in Czechia were named Janů or Janůová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha200
- Around Tábor154
- Around Nové Město na Moravě136
- Around Pelhřimov101
- Around Zábřeh92
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 Janu.
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 Janů mean?
Janů: from the first name Jan (John).
How many people are called Janů in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 1,852 people in Czechia were named Janů or Janůová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janů most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (200), Tábor (154), Nové Město na Moravě (136).