Surname ชิบะ (Chiba 
, ชิบะ 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common family name. The last name ชิบะ is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Tunisia, and Morocco. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Morocco, and Japan. Very seldom, ชิบะ is the forename as well as the last name.