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Family name Manabe (マナベ , Manabe , まなべ) , around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Manabe is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Iran, South Africa, and Japan. More frequently, Manabe is the forename as well as the last name.