Regala

See also: regala

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Regala; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Regala (plural Regalas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Regala is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Regala is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Regala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from regala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈɡala/, [ɾɛˈɣa.lɐ]
• Hyphenation: Re‧ga‧la

Proper noun

Regala (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄᜎ)

1. a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:
   1. John Paul Guido B. Scherrer, actor and environmentalist (on his screen name, John Regala)

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Regala is the 480^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 18,303 individuals.