Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 斯波, 紫葉, 紫波, 柴葉(Japanese Kanji) しば(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsShiwa, Suwa, Shiha, Konami, Shinami, Sunami, Suha, Suba, Sakunami, Kasuba, Kinami, Shibanami, Koshiba
Meaning & History
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.
紫葉, 紫波, and 柴葉 are variant spellings of 斯波.
紫葉, 紫波, and 柴葉 are variant spellings of 斯波.