Surname ミナエ (Minae 
, ミナエ ) , worldwide, is quite a rare last name. The surname ミナエ is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, Iran, where it is a very rare surname, and France, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, Iran, and the United States. Likewise, ミナエ is the forename as well as the last name.