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Worldwide, Murakami (ムラカミ , Murakami , むらかみ) is a rare dominantly male, but seldom female first name. The forename Murakami is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is a rare epicene name, and China, where it is a very rare principally male, but scarcely feminine name. Much less frequently, Murakami is the last name as well as the forename.
Murakami is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Murakami , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character and Murakami Gennosuke , the fictional character in the Usagi Yojimbo och Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchises.