The Sabia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,074 people carried this name — #14,409 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 142,900 people counted. That is up 44% from 1,438 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Sabia surname
Sabia: a surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sabia» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 141 people named Sabia live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Sabia.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 45 people named Sabia live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Sabia live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Sabia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Donato Sabia 1963–2020 · sprinter -
Laura Sabia 1916–1996 · journalist
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Joe Sabia 1924– · writer
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Michael Sabia 1953– · chief financial officer
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Canio Alfieri Sabia 1966– · researcher
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Emilio Sabia 1978– · zootechnician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sabia.
- Sabbagh 1,483 · U.S. census
- Sabbah 276 · U.S. census
- Sabbatini 251 · U.S. census
- Sabbe 156 · U.S. census
- Sabel 1,232 · U.S. census
- Saber 995 · U.S. census
- Sabin 5,496 · U.S. census
- Sabine 1,129 · U.S. census
- Sabini 139 · U.S. census
- Sabio 796 · U.S. census
- Sabir 1,024 · U.S. census
- Sable 1,225 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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