Spahia is an Albanian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi (from Persian: سپاهی (sepāhī) with the meaning "soldier") for a cavalryman. People with the surname include: Ali Spahia (1935–2000), Albanian surgeon and politician Eqerem Spahia (born 1960), Albanian politician Halim Spahia (1897–1946), Albanian merchant and industrialist Sadik Spahia (born 1959), Albanian sculptor References