Tanabe is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tanabe
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tanabe

How popular is Tanabe?

Tanabe is common in Japan.

Tanabe is ranked 4451 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tanabe bearers increased by 1.226994 per cent in 2010 US census to 1155 since 2000, the surname slipped by 938 spots and ranked at 22319. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 72.21 76.6
Others 11.43 9.2
White 8.92 8.24
Hispanic or Latino 7.27 5.7
Tanabe is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 122165 people have been found who wears Tanabe as their family name. Tanabe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
918,840 India5
46,707 New Zealand5
4,085 Bolivia3
14,054 China3
35,789 Turkey3
95,312 Argentina2
124,220 Italy2
24,766 Scotland2
1,333 Guam2
50,640 Switzerland2
19,093 Finland2
90,903 Moldova1
21,562 Portugal1
277,603 France1
47,891 Norway1
91,024 Belgium1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
5,553 Taiwan1
15,162 Costa Rica1
12,741 Ecuador1
24,460 Armenia1
29,774 Venezuela1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,613 The Bahamas1
11,831 Tajikistan1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,214 Singapore35
5,663 Thailand18
91,381 Spain12
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,909 Canada85
3,881 Hong Kong59
64,420 England54
139,020 Indonesia53
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Tanabe:
38,477 Germany269
19,046 Mexico183
12,632 Peru114
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Tanabe:
3,973 Brazil3,577
23,185 United States1,346
12,203 Philippines1,224
Countries with hundred thousands of Tanabe:
152 Japan114,925
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Tanabe Namesakes

  • Akio Tanabe, Recording Engineer
  • Ayumi Tanabe, Fashion Model
  • Camila Tanabe, Production Designer
  • Daisuke Tanabe, Musical Artist
  • George Joji Tanabe, Author
  • Keigo Tanabe, Film producer
  • Keiji Tanabe, Composer
  • Kensuke Tanabe, Video Game Designer
  • Kiyoshi Tanabe, Boxer
  • Kiyohito Tanabe, Cinematographer
  • Mieko Tanabe, from 1968 0 movie Fûfu kôkan, who portrayed Akemi .
  • Manami Tanabe, from 2011 drama flick Adult 24sai no Koi, who portrayed the Scout.
  • In 1975, Tomohiro Tanabe portrayed the role of Shinsuke - aged 10 in drama film Seishun no mon.

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