Surname
Tanba
Tanba (丹波) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean red + wave, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
たん · ば · たんば
What Tanba means
丹
red, sincere
波
wave
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Tanba mean red + 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.