The Sapia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 533 people carried this name — #40,909 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 7% from 575 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Sapia surname
Feminine form of Sapio.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sapia» (Italian), 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 837 people named Sapia 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 57 people named Sapia.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Poland’s population register
37 people named Sapia have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 72 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Sapia live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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 Sapia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mariano Sapia 1964– · painter
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Francesco Sapia 1969– · politician
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Katrin Sapia 1970– · physician
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Rosanna Sapia 1992– · actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sapia.
- Santucci 3,278 · U.S. census
- Santus 105 · U.S. census
- Santy 621 · U.S. census
- Sanz 1,847 · U.S. census
- Saoud 275 · U.S. census
- Sap 119 · U.S. census
- Sapin 174 · U.S. census
- Sapone 386 · U.S. census
- Saporito 1,452 · U.S. census
- Saporta 135 · U.S. census
- Sappe 171 · U.S. census
- Sar 1,091 · U.S. census
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