Ayala

English

Etymology

From Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

Proper noun

Ayala (plural Ayalas)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ayala is the 333^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 92463 individuals. Ayala is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ayala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.

Anagrams

• Alaya

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈʝala/ [aˈʝa.la]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʝala/ [aˈʝa.la]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃala/ [aˈʃa.la]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒala/ [aˈʒa.la]

• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: A‧ya‧la

Proper noun

Ayala m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjala/ [ʔɐˈjaː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: A‧ya‧la

Proper noun

Ayala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜎ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Related terms

• Ayala Alabang