Zabala
See also: zăbală
English
Etymology
From Spanish, of Basque origin.
Proper noun
Zabala (plural Zabalas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zabala is the 7637th 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zabala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Basque
Etymology
From zabal (“wide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̻abala/, [s̻a.β̞a.la]
Proper noun
Zabala anim
- a habitational surname
Spanish
Etymology
From Basque, from zabal (“wide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈbala/ [θaˈβ̞a.la]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saˈbala/ [saˈβ̞a.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: Za‧ba‧la
Proper noun
Zabala m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque, common on the Basque Country
Statistics
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.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish, of Basque origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈbala/, [sɐˈba.lɐ]
Proper noun
Zabala (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜎ)
- a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Zabala is the 312th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,263 individuals.