Zavalla

Tagalog

Etymology

Variant of Spanish Zavala, alternative spelling of Zabala, from Basque

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /zaˈvalja/ [zɐˈval.jɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /saˈbalja/ [sɐˈbal.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: Za‧val‧la

Proper noun

Zavalla (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. a surname from Basque

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Zavalla is the 773^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 18,492 individuals.