Family name Minoru (Minoru 
, ミノル , Минору 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The last name Minoru is characteristic of Japan, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Japan, China, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Minoru is the forename as well as the last name.