Zapata
See also: zapata
English edit
Proper noun edit
Zapata
- A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.
- A surname from Spanish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zapata is the 1082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,271 individuals. Zapata is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.28%) individuals.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Occupational surname from Old French savate (“slipper”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈpata/ [θaˈpa.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saˈpata/ [saˈpa.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: Za‧pa‧ta
Proper noun edit
Zapata m or f by sense
- a surname
- the letter Z in the Spanish spelling alphabet