Family name Manabu (学 
, Manabu 
, マナブ ) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Manabu is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is quite a common surname, China, where it is quite a rare surname, and Taiwan, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, Japan, and Indonesia. Also, Manabu is the forename as well as the last name.