Zabala

From Spanish, of Basque origin.

Zabala (plural Zabalas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zabala is the 7637^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4348 individuals. Zabala is most common among Hispanic/Latino (75.0%), Asian/Pacific Islander (13.16%), and White (10.03%) individuals.

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

From zabal (“wide”).

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• Rhymes: -ala, -a
• Hyphenation: Za‧ba‧la

Zabala anim

1. a surname

• Zavala

Borrowed from Basque, from zabal (“wide”).

• IPA^(key): /θaˈbala/ [θaˈβ̞a.la] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /saˈbala/ [saˈβ̞a.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: Za‧ba‧la

Zabala m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque, common on the Basque Country

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Zabala occurs in Spain as a first surname by 8,746 individuals, and as a second surname by 8,907 individuals. It is prevalent in Biscay and Gipuzkoa.

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /zaˈbala/ [zɐˈbaː.lɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /saˈbala/ [sɐˈbaː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: Za‧ba‧la

Zabala (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜎ)

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

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Zabala is the 312th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,263 individuals.