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    The surname Zavala

    A Spanish surname, carried by 51,153 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /səˈvɑː.lə/ 3 syllables Soundex Z140

    Zavala: #667 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Zavala #667, 51,153 people Zavala: #667 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Zavala #667, 51,153 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zavala is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Zavala, itself from Basque.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 51,153 people named Zavala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,036 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,068.

    #667
    rank among US surnames
    51,153
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +50.1%
    change since 2000 (was #938)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #658Yu52,0355,933
    #659Dickerson51,8895,950
    #660Heath51,8775,951
    #661Foley51,8655,953
    #662Atkins51,6715,975
    #663Mathews51,5925,984
    #664Bonilla51,4755,998

    Who is named Zavala

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

    96% of people named Zavala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Zavalas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lorenzo de Zavala
      19th-century Mexican politician (1788-1836)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zavala

    Zavala has the Soundex code Z140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z140.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zavala come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Zavala, itself from Basque.
    How common is the surname Zavala?
    51,153 people in the United States had the surname Zavala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,036 Americans. It ranked 667th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zavala?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zavala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zavala?
    Lorenzo de Zavala, 19th-century Mexican politician (1788-1836).
    Where is the surname Zavala most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zavala in Republic of Texas.
    How do you pronounce Zavala?
    Zavala is /səˈvɑː.lə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Zavala getting more or less common?
    More common. 34,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,153 in 2010, up 50%.