Zavala

Borrowed from Spanish Zavala, itself from Basque.

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

Zavala (plural Zavalas)

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

• Zavala County

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

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

Borrowed from Basque Zabala.

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

Zavala m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque