Zavala
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Zavala, itself from Basque.
Proper noun edit
Zavala (plural Zavalas)
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zavala is the 667th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 51153 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zavala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈbala/ [θaˈβ̞a.la]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saˈbala/ [saˈβ̞a.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: Za‧va‧la
Proper noun edit
Zavala m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque