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 (1896–1919), Japanese author

Milton Murayama (1923-2016), Japanese-Hawaiian novelist and playwright

Noé Murayama (1930–1997), Mexican actor

Shichirō Murayama (1908–1995), a Japanese linguist

, Japanese rower

, Japanese footballer

Tamotsu Murayama (1905–1968), Director of the Boy Scouts of Japan

Tatsuo Murayama (1915–2010), Japanese politician

, Japanese football manager

Murayama Tōan, Japanese magistrate in 17th-century

Tomohiko Murayama (born 1987), Japanese footballer

Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924), 81st Prime Minister of Japan

Tomoyoshi Murayama (1901–1977), Japanese avant-garde artist

Úrsula 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

Japanese-language surnames

Murayama (surname)