Surname
Shiba
Shiba (斯波) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean this; thus + wave, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Shiba means
斯
this; thus
波
wave
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Shiba mean this; thus + wave. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.