What is "fukui"

Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or it can mean "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:

Fukui is a Japanese surname. It means "fortunate" or it can mean "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". Notable people with the surname include:

• Kenichi Fukui (1918–1998), physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
• Kenichiro Fukui, Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
• Kenji Fukui (born 1953), Japanese television announcer, best known as the head commentator of television program Iron Chef, referred as "Fukui-san" in the program
• Masato Fukui (born 1988), Japanese soccer player
• Mina Fukui (born 1984), Japanese actress and TV tarento
• Morita Fukui, former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
• Shozin Fukui, Japanese movie director and screenwriter
• Takeo Fukui (born 1944), Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
• Teru Fukui (born 1953), Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan