Zavala

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See also: zavala and zavála

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Zavala, itself from Basque.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /səˈvɑː.lə/, /zəˈvɑː.lə/

Proper noun

Zavala (plural Zavalas)

A surname from Spanish .

Derived terms

Zavala County

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Zavala is the 667^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 51153 individuals.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Zabala.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈbala/
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈbala/
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: Za‧va‧la

Proper noun

Zavala m or f by sense

a surname from Basque

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