Cognomen ミナミ (ミナミ 
, Minami 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The family name ミナミ is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a common surname, Singapore, where it is a rare surname, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, Indonesia, and Brazil. Also, ミナミ is the forename as well as the last name.