The Zeman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,843 people carried this name — #8,572 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,858).
In Poland’s population register
1,149 people named Zeman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,325 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 62 people named Zeman live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
53 people named Zeman live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Zeman.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Zeman in American newspapers,
1900–1958.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,611 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zeman,
with a public archive behind them.
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František Antonín Zeman 1838–1916 · writer -
Jan Zeman 1865–1948 · composer -
Josef Zeman 1867–1961 · teacher -
František Zeman 1881–1957 · writer -
Ivan Olbracht 1882–1952 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 180 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zeman.
- Zeitoun 193 · U.S. census
- Zelazny 586 · U.S. census
- Zelek 462 · U.S. census
- Zell 3,049 · U.S. census
- Zeller 10,595 · U.S. census
- Zellner 3,417 · U.S. census
- Zen 264 · U.S. census
- Zeni 372 · U.S. census
- Zenner 1,146 · U.S. census
- Zenon 1,348 · U.S. census
- Zenone 123 · U.S. census
- Zenoni 110 · U.S. census
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