Zea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jaime Zea (born 1970), Mayor of the Villa El Salvador district of Lima, Peru
Kristie Zea, art director, see Academy Award for Best Production Design
Natalie Zea (born 1975), American actress
Leopoldo Zea Aguilar (1912–2004), Mexican philosopher
Francisco Antonio Zea (1766-1822), South American statesman, diplomat and botanist
Marcos Alonso Zea a man who sought to join an al-Qaida group in Yemen
