Family name よしのぶ (Yoshinobu 
, よしのぶ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname よしのぶ is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, Taiwan, where it is a rare surname, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, China, and Taiwan. Much less frequently, よしのぶ is the forename as well as the last name.