Zavala is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zavala
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Zavala is variant of the Sawa. Descendant of Sawa meaning "desire".

Zavala is form of the Zawacki. One who came from Zawada, i.e., troublemaker, a village in Poland.

How popular is Zavala?

Zavala is common in Mexico, United States, Peru, Honduras, Mozambique, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Argentina, Spain, Paraguay, Guatemala, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Costa Rica, South Africa, Canada, Ukraine.

Zavala is ranked 1821 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zavalas grew by 50.15 per cent to 51153 since 2000 and ranked 667 after elevating 271 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 96.13 95.1
White 3.29 4.1
Black 0.2 0.17
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.18 0.16
Others 0.12 0.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.09 0.16
Zavala is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico however Honduras lie ahead in terms of density. Around 301325 people have been found who wears Zavala as their family name. Zavala is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Zavala:
117 Mexico164,445
Countries with ten thousands of Zavala:
1,093 United States39,979
238 Peru21,580
118 Honduras18,401
637 Mozambique10,506
457 Venezuela10,216
Countries with thousands of Zavala:
345 Ecuador8,069
434 Chile6,800
187 El Salvador6,725
255 Nicaragua4,662
956 Argentina4,249
3,738 Spain1,228
446 Paraguay1,223
1,362 Guatemala1,085
Countries with hundreds of Zavala:
2,324 Bolivia282
2,109 Dominican Republic270
30,020 Brazil258
701 Costa Rica247
29,669 South Africa174
22,439 Canada157
38,886 Ukraine152
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,282 Uruguay73
2,822 Panama62
990 Belize60
8,918 Colombia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
122,929 Philippines47
1,516 Puerto Rico40
79,942 England27
284,782 Thailand25
150,996 Germany24
209,042 France21
37,550 Sweden19
58,011 Czechia18
50,054 Tanzania17
102,597 Italy17
81,699 Australia16
83,777 Cameroon14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
68,851 Belarus10
1,511 Aruba9
92,692 Belgium8
55,922 Qatar6
101,176 Netherlands6
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Zavala Namesakes

  • Joaquín Zavala, President of Nicaragua from 1 March 1879 to 1 March 1883 and
  • America Vera Zavala, Swedish politician and political writer of Chilean-Peruvian descent
  • Gabino Zavala, former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  • Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican physician from Yucatán
  • Jimmy Zavala, American musician
  • Jesús Zavala, Mexican actor and singer
  • Margarita Zavala, Mexican lawyer and politician
  • Silvio Zavala, pioneer
  • Beatriz Zavala, Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party

Zavala Namesakes

  • Joaquín Zavala, President of Nicaragua from 1 March 1879 to 1 March 1883 and
  • America Vera Zavala, Swedish politician and political writer of Chilean-Peruvian descent
  • Gabino Zavala, former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  • Lorenzo de Zavala, Mexican physician from Yucatán
  • Jimmy Zavala, American musician
  • Jesús Zavala, Mexican actor and singer
  • Margarita Zavala, Mexican lawyer and politician
  • Silvio Zavala, pioneer
  • Beatriz Zavala, Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party

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