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    The surname Savala

    A surname, carried by 3,031 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S140

    Savala: #10,577 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Savala #10,577, 3,031 people Savala: #10,577 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Savala #10,577, 3,031 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Savala is more common than 93.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,031 people named Savala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,863 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,706.

    #10,577
    rank among US surnames
    3,031
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12%
    change since 2000 (was #10,811)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,572Larocque3,032101,829
    #10,577Hartzog3,031101,863
    #10,582Hanshaw3,030101,896
    #10,584Vidrine3,029101,930

    Who is named Savala

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Savala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Savalas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Elizabeth Savalla
      Brazilian actress, born 1954

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Savala

    Savala has the Soundex code S140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S140.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Savala?
    3,031 people in the United States had the surname Savala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,863 Americans. It ranked 10,577th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Savala?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Savala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Savala?
    Elizabeth Savalla, Brazilian actress.
    Where is the surname Savala most common?
    Wikidata records people named Savala in Brazil.
    Is the surname Savala getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,031 in 2010, up 12%.