Zeman Surname
Approximately 22,184 people bear this surname
Zeman Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) One who acted as a gentleman; one who aped the manner of a gentleman.
Zeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 9,251 | 1:1,149 | 34 |
| United States | 6,044 | 1:59,970 | 7,066 |
| Slovakia | 2,671 | 1:1,998 | 61 |
| Poland | 1,301 | 1:29,215 | 4,450 |
| Austria | 492 | 1:17,308 | 2,625 |
| Germany | 476 | 1:169,129 | 19,938 |
| Canada | 235 | 1:156,790 | 15,900 |
| Croatia | 213 | 1:19,853 | 4,091 |
| Pakistan | 198 | 1:902,242 | 12,252 |
| Australia | 179 | 1:150,814 | 15,978 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Russia | 108 | 1:1,334,473 | 94,603 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| Ukraine | 82 | 1:555,155 | 62,025 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Turkey | 65 | 1:1,197,253 | 50,929 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Hungary | 56 | 1:175,291 | 15,311 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Kazakhstan | 38 | 1:465,329 | 34,912 |
| Serbia | 35 | 1:204,141 | 12,371 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | 1:221,025 | 11,534 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197 | 1:254,917 | 21,039 |
The alternate forms: Zéman (96), Zemán (56), Zemań (4) & Zémán (2) are calculated separately.
Zeman (242) may also be a first name.
Zeman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian) One who acted as a gentleman; one who aped the manner of a gentleman.
Zeman Demographics
Average Male Zeman Height
176.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zeman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻣﺎﻥ, Marathi: सुलेमान, Russian: Земан) is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Zéman, Zemán, Zemań or Zémán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,375th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 328,505 people. Zeman is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Zeman live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most widely held first name in the world, held by 242 people.
Zeman is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 9,251 people, or 1 in 1,149. In Czechia Zeman is most prevalent in: Prague, where 15 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Slovakia, where 12 percent reside.
Zeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zeman surname increased 3,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zeman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Zeman last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Zeman last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 510.12% more than the national average, earning R 1,449,880 per year; in United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $57,308 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zeman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zeman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻣﺎﻥ | zman | - |
| Zeman in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलेमान | sulemana | 50 |
| झेमान | jhemana | 25 |
| झेमन | jhemana | 25 |
| Zeman in the Russian language | ||
| Земан | zeman | - |
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Zeman Reference & Research
J-Z18297 (J-Y6384) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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