Zabala is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrián Zabala (1916-2002), Cuban baseball playerBruno Mauricio de Zabala (1682-1736), Spanish soldier and colonial administratorBuddy Zabala (born 1971), Filipino musicianCésar Zabala (born 1961), Paraguayan football (soccer) defenderFelix "Tuto" Zabala (born 1936), Cuban boxing promoter & managerGaizka Zabala (born 1974), Spanish football (soccer) playerJuan Carlos Zabala (1911-1983), Argentine athletePedro Zabála (born 1983), Bolivian football (soccer) playerSantiago Zabala, Spanish philosopherTincho Zabala (1923-2001), Uruguayan film actorZeny Zabala (born 1934), Filipina actress