Zabaleta Surname

17,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Zabaleta Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'wide' in Basque.

Zabaleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,2891:3,343575
Venezuela3,9801:7,589813
Spain3,0451:15,3541,745
Argentina2,3211:18,4161,573
Guatemala2,0351:7,903958
Peru1,5801:20,1172,348
Mexico1,1901:104,3083,817
Bolivia1,1551:9,1921,040
Uruguay4851:7,076781
United States4281:846,86764,596
El Salvador1421:44,6751,236
Ecuador1381:115,2606,497
France1171:567,71676,560
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Chile741:238,0607,251
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England81:6,964,757184,742
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Curaçao41:39,312638
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Zabaleta (11) may also be a first name.

Zabaleta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'wide' in Basque.

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Zabaleta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zabaleta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zabaleta is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zabaleta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,725th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 233,643 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Zabaleta are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Zabaleta is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 14,289 people, or 1 in 3,343. In Colombia Zabaleta is most prevalent in: Bolívar Department, where 29 percent live, Córdoba Department, where 12 percent live and Sucre Department, where 11 percent live. Barring Colombia it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Zabaleta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zabaleta has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Zabaleta surname expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zabaleta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zabaleta last name are 44.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Zabaleta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,761 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning $17,350,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,239 CAD per year.

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