Surname
Fukui
Fukui (福井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good fortune + well, and Wikidata lists 124 notable people with this family name.
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What Fukui means
福
good fortune
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Fukui describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Fukui
Kenichi Fukui 福井 謙一Japanese chemist (1918–1998)
Masato Fukui 福井 理人Japanese association football player
Koki Fukui 福井 光輝Japanese association football player
Ryoji Fukui 福井 諒司Japanese association football player
Makoto Fukui 福井 誠Japanese swimmer (1940–1992)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.