Surname Танабэ (Tanabe 
, Танабэ 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name Танабэ is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare surname, Brazil, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Brazil, the United States, and Japan. Very seldom, Танабэ is the forename as well as the last name.