Surname
Iwai
Iwai (岩井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + well, and Wikidata lists 172 notable people with this family name.
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What Iwai means
岩
rock
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iwai describes a place. Its kanji point to rocks and a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Iwai
Atsuhiro Iwai 岩井 厚裕Japanese association football player
Shunji Iwai 岩井 俊二Japanese film director
Shuya Iwai 岩井 柊弥Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.