Zabala is a surname of Basque origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrián Zabala (1916–2002), Cuban baseball player Aneurys Zabala (born 1996), Dominican baseball player Artemio Zabala (born 1935), Filipino Episcopalian bishop Bruno Mauricio de Zabala (1682–1736), Spanish soldier and colonial administrator Buddy Zabala (born 1971), Filipino musician Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), American musician César Zabala (born 1961), Paraguayan football player Cristian Zabala (born 1998), Argentine football player Diego Zabala (born 1991), Uruguayan football player Esperanza Zabala (born 1974), Spanish Basque artist Felix "Tuto" Zabala (1936–2021), Cuban boxing promoter and manager Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 1974), Spanish football player Herminio Díaz Zabala (born 1964), Spanish racing cyclist Josu Zabala (born 1993), Spanish cyclist Juan Carlos Zabala (1911–1983), Argentine athlete Loida Zabala (born 1987), Spanish Paralympic powerlifter Louis Zabala (born 2001), Australian football player Paula Zabala (born 1985), Colombian tennis player Pedro Zabála (born 1983), Bolivian football player Pilar Zabala Aguirre (born 1951), Spanish researcher, writer, and professor Ronald Zabala-Goetschel (born 1966), Ecuadorian equestrian Santiago Zabala (born 1975), Spanish philosopher Tincho Zabala (1923–2001), Uruguayan film actor Wilder Zabala (born 1982), Bolivian football player Zeny Zabala (1934–2017), Filipina actress
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