Murayama (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akihiro Murayama (born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
- , Japanese volleyball player
- Kaita Murayama (1896âÂÂ1919), Japanese author
- Milton Murayama (1923âÂÂ2016), Japanese-Hawaiian novelist and playwright
- Noé Murayama (1930âÂÂ1997), Mexican actor
- ShichirÃ
 Murayama (1908âÂÂ1995), Japanese linguist
- , Japanese rower
- , Japanese footballer
- Tamotsu Murayama (1905âÂÂ1968), Director of the Boy Scouts of Japan
- Tatsuo Murayama (1915âÂÂ2010), Japanese politician
- , Japanese football manager
- Murayama TÃ
Âan, Japanese magistrate in 17th-century
- Tomiichi Murayama (1924âÂÂ2025), 81st Prime Minister of Japan
- Tomohiko Murayama (born 1987), Japanese footballer
- Tomoyoshi Murayama (1901âÂÂ1977), Japanese avant-garde artist
- ÃÂrsula Murayama (born 1972), Mexican actress
- Wataru Murayama, female Japanese manga writer
- Yasuaki Murayama (born 1984), Japanese shogi player
- Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the video game series Suikoden
- Yusuke Murayama (born 1981), Japanese former football player