8 776
Bearers
47.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
By social standing
A yeoman – a free lower nobleman owning land.
Origin: from Czech 'zeman' (free landholder)
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 204 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Zeman — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 1 205 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 203 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 992 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 833 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 779 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 590 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 570 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 545 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 541 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 449 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 403 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 243 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 221 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 202 |
| Total CZ | 8 776 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1 203 |
| 2 | Brno | 282 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 232 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 190 |
| 5 | Tábor | 168 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 168 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 162 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 154 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 148 |
| 10 | Liberec | 132 |
| 11 | Černošice | 128 |
| 12 | Benešov | 117 |
| 13 | Hradec Králové | 116 |
| 14 | Písek | 114 |
| 15 | Frýdek-Místek | 97 |
| 16 | Děčín | 95 |
| 17 | Chrudim | 94 |
| 18 | Olomouc | 92 |
| 19 | Jindřichův Hradec | 91 |
| 20 | Mladá Boleslav | 90 |
| 21 | Karlovy Vary | 90 |
| 22 | Teplice | 89 |
| 23 | Kolín | 88 |
| 24 | Kladno | 86 |
| 25 | Velké Meziříčí | 81 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 79 |
| 27 | Kutná Hora | 75 |
| 28 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 73 |
| 29 | Vlašim | 72 |
| 30 | Pelhřimov | 72 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011