| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Bosnian and Croatian via Turkish from Persian |
| Meaning | descendant of a sipahi/cavalryman |
| Region of origin | Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Spahic, Spahich |
| See also | Spahija, Spahia, Sipahioğlu, Spaho |
Spahić (IPA: [ˈspaxitɕ]) or Spahic/Spahich is a Bosnian and Croatian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi (from Persian: سپاهی (sepāhī) with the meaning "soldier") for a cavalryman by adding the Serbo-Croatian surname forming suffix -ić.
There is a village in Croatia 15 km from Bosiljevo (Croatia) on the Kupa river which borders Slovenia called Spahići with a population of approximately 57.
In some cases within Bosnia and Herzegovina, those who bear the last name of Spahić are most likely to come from, or have relatives that inhabit the city/municipality of Zenica.
People with the surname include:
- Aleksa Spahić (1899–1975), Croatian athlete
- Alisa Spahić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
- Amir Spahić (born 1983), Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
- Amira Spahić (born 1983), Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
- Avdo Spahić (born 1997), Bosnian-German footballer
- Emir Spahić (born 1980), Bosnian former footballer
- Ibrahim Spahic (born 1952), Bosnia and Herzegovina politician
- Jasmin Spahić (born 1980), Bosnian former footballer
- Ognjen Spahić (born 1977), Montenegrin novelist
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