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Across the world, Tanabe (タナベ , Tanabe , Танабэ ) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female given name. The given name Tanabe is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name, China, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Tanabe is the last name as well as the forename.
Tanabe is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .