Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 茶幡(Japanese Kanji) ちゃばた(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsChahata
Meaning & History
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 幡 (bata), the joining form of 幡 (hata), a clipping of 八幡 (Yahata), the name of a Shintō shrine in possibly Hiroshima, Japan.