Murai (surname)

Murai (written: 村井 lit. "village well") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Daijiro Murai (村井 大次郎), Japanese rugby union player
 * Ernest Isao Murai (1900–1981), Japanese American political official
 * Hideki Murai (born 1980), Japanese politician
 * Hideo Murai (1958–1995), member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult
 * Jin Murai (born 1937), Governor of Nagano Prefecture
 * Jun Murai (born 1955), Japanese computer scientist
 * Kazusa Murai (born 1975), Japanese voice actress
 * Katsuyuki Murai (born 1969), Japanese actor
 * Keisuke Murai (村井 啓介), Japanese rower
 * Kenjirō Murai, member of Cali Gari
 * Kunio Murai (born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Muneaki Murai (born 1973), Japanese politician
 * Murai Sadakatsu (1528–1582), Japanese samurai
 * Murai Shimako (born 1928), Japanese playwright
 * Shinji Murai (born 1979), Japanese football player
 * Taiki Murai (born 1993), Japanese footballer
 * Tomio Murai (村井 富雄), Japanese rower
 * Yoshihiro Murai (born 1960), Governor of Miyagi Prefecture