Inaba (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese shogi player , Japanese singer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese video game producer and designer Carrie Ann Inaba (born 1968), American dancer, choreographer, actress, television host, and singer , Japanese professional wrestler Darryl S. Inaba (born 1946), American pharmacologist , Japanese powerlifter , Japanese bobsledder , Japanese footballer Ian Inaba, (born 1971), American film and music video director, producer, and journalist , Japanese biologist , Japanese swimmer , Singapore-born Japanese businessman , Japanese vocalist , Japanese futsal player , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese military officer , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese daimyō , Japanese writer and poet , Japanese voice actor , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese samurai , Japanese actor , Japanese actor
Fictional characters Inaba, a character from the Japanese manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura Himeko Inaba, a character from the Japanese light novel series Kokoro Connect Reisen Udongein Inaba and Tewi Inaba, characters in Imperishable Night from the Touhou Project series Kageroza Inaba, an anime-exclusive character from the 15th season of the Bleach anime, in the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc
See also Inaba clan, a Japanese samurai clan