Zavaleta
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Zavaleta, from Basque Zabaleta, from zabal (“wide, ample”).
Proper noun
Zavaleta (plural Zavaletas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zavaleta is the 10555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3036 individuals. Zavaleta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (95.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zavaleta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θabaˈleta/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sabaˈleta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: Za‧va‧le‧ta
Proper noun
Zavaleta m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque