Last name منابي (Manabe 
, منابي 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen منابي is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Iran, South Africa, and Japan. Much less frequently, منابي is the forename as well as the last name.