Surname

Murai

Murai (村井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean village + well, and Wikidata lists 49 notable people with this family name.

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Written村井むらいvillage + well

What Murai means

村
village
井
well

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Murai describes a place. Its kanji point to a village and a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Murai

Shinji Murai 村井 慎二Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji