Murai (written: lit. "village well") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, 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 , 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 , Japanese rower Yoshihiro Murai (born 1960), Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
See also Imura