Surname
Tabata
Tabata (田端) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rice field + edge, and Wikidata lists 22 notable people with this family name.
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What Tabata means
田
rice field
端
edge
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tabata describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Tabata
Nobushige Tabata 田端 信成Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.