In Croatia, Janota families are mainly Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ), less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area).
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Janota live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Daruvar (10), Pozega (<10), Kalinovac in Djurdjevac area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Dugo Selo (<5).