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Last name Shibata (シバタ , Shibata , Шибата ) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Shibata is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, Singapore, where it is a rare surname, and Estonia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Japan, Brazil, and the United States. More frequently, Shibata is the forename as well as the last name.