Surname

Inui

Inui (乾) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean dry, and Wikidata lists 90 notable people with this family name.

い · ぬ · い · いぬい
Written乾いぬいdry

What Inui means

乾
dry, heaven

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Inui mean dry. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Inui

Takashi Inui 乾 貴士Japanese association football player
Yukiko Inui 乾 友紀子Japanese swimmer
Takaya Inui 乾 貴哉Japanese association football player
Tatsuro Inui 乾 達朗Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.