Zalba
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Plg. Zolbd, Zolbas (žr.)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/θalβa/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Zalba is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Spain than in any other country.
- ARArgentina1 in 266K(measured from records)
- ESSpain1 in 125K
- CACanada≈1 in 1.3M
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Zalba itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Spain (measured from records)
- Sources
- 55 (measured from records)
- 1 in 125K (inferred from the name graph)
399 people
Highest-authority source
Spain
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Plg. Zolbd, Zolbas (žr.). Galbūt iš Zaluba, Zalubas, Zoluba, Zolubas (žr.) ar pan
Sources 1
- Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Zalba counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Spain | 399 | 1 in 125K | 399 | Zalba | 55 |
| AR Argentina | 171 | 1 in 266K | 171 | Zalba | 35 |
| US United States | ≈77 est. | ≈1 in 4.3M | listed | Zalba | 39 |
| BR Brazil | ≈40 est. | ≈1 in 5.3M | — | Zalba | 7 |
| CZ Czechia | 38as Zelba | 1 in 282K | 38 | — | — |
| PL Poland | 35as Zelba | 1 in 1.1M | 18 | — | — |
| CA Canada | ≈28 est. | ≈1 in 1.3M | — | Zalba | 5 |
399 people counted by INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register; MVČR — living population register 2017; dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Zalba is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Lithuanian, Plg. Zėlba, Zėlbas (žr.). Galbūt iš Zalubė, Zūlubas, Zoluba, Zėlubas (žr.) ar pan.
as a wordVanagas, Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
In Latvian, Kaite, ķermeņa bojājums, brūce, sāpes
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Pārestība, netaisnība
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Mariano García Zalbab. 1809ESSpanish composer
- Jose Zalba Labargab. 1883ESSpanish writer (1883-1947)
- Manuel Álvarez Zalbab. 1919ESSpanish military personnel
- Felipe María Zalba Elizaldeb. 1927ESRoman Catholic bishop (1927-1999)
- Martin Zalbab. 1958ESSpanish pianist
- Pablo Zalba Bidegainb. 1975ESSpanish economist and politician
- Álvaro Renedo Zalbab. 1980ESSpanish diplomat
- Maitane Zalbab. 2000ESSpanish association football player
- Víctor Antonio Artieda ZalbaESSpanish politician
- Sara Zalbaresearcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 9 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 399 | #9,562 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 399 | #9,550 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 171 | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Lietuvių kalbos institutas — Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Lithuanian surname dictionary)
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Zalba?
- A machine transcription gives /θalβa/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- What does the name Zalba mean?
- Recorded meaning: Plg. Zolbd, Zolbas (žr.).
- In which country does Zalba have the most bearers?
- In Spain, the national register counted about 399 people named Zalba, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled zalba.
- Where is Zalba most common?
- Zalba is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 125 thousand people carrying it.
- How common is the name Zalba?
- In Spain, the national register counted 399 people named Zalba, about 1 in 125 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zalba”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.