Surname Zeman in modern Croatia

Zeman families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Bjelovar area , less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Zeman live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Bjelovar (30), Daruvar (25), Dolci (15), and in Veliko Trojstvo in Bjelovar area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), France (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Zeman (including: Zeeman , Zemann , Zheman , Zeemann , Zeerman and Zemman ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Zeman " is used by some 9000 people in Czech Republic , about 5000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Slovakia. "Zeeman " is used by some 4000 people in South Africa , about 2000 in the Netherlands , and some 500 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Zeman, Ivan Zeman, Damir Zeman, Tomislav Zeman, Vladimir Zeman, Vlado Zeman, Zdenko Zeman, Krunoslav Zeman, Boris Zeman, Ksenija Zeman, Mirko Zeman, Jaroslav Zeman, Saša Zeman, Zlatko Zeman, Darko Zeman, Nataša Zeman, Robert Zeman, Irena Zeman, Nikola Zeman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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