Surname
Yahata
Yahata (八幡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean eight + banner, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.
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What Yahata means
八
eight
幡
banner
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Yahata mean eight + banner. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.