Motiri Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Motiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India61:127,844,230863,365
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Motiri (24) may also be a first name.

Motiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Motiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Motiri (Hindi: मोतीरी) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Motiri is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Motiri reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Motiri is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 24 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya Motiri is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 90 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Kenya Motiri occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Motiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motairi92833/
Motieri92154/
Moitiri9228/
Motirai9212/
Mostiri926/
Motirio925/
Motisri924/
Mothiri924/
Motiris921/
Motoiri921/
Motairie86846/
Moustiri86194/
Moutairi8691/
Moutiris8623/
Moutirio861/
Moturi8311,193/
Metiri831,129/
Mutiri83724/
Matiri83350/
Moteri83288/
Motira8317/
Motiry834/
Motire832/
Motairieh8038/
Mosteiriz807/
Mutairi775,701/
Mutuiri77779/
Motairy77639/
Mastiri77207/
Moteriy77188/
Muthiri77148/
Maatiri77122/
Motturi7780/
Motiray7775/
Moiteri7739/
Methiri7737/
Moterio7723/
Mothuri7721/
Matgiri7720/
Mooteri7718/
Mustiri7715/
Mooturi7712/
Mutirie7712/
Mathiri7711/
Moteira7711/
Motiryo779/
Muhtiri779/
Mattiri777/
Matairi776/
Motuuri775/
Motiraj773/
Muteiri772/
Mothira772/
Muttiri772/
Matieri772/
Moteris772/
Mosteri772/
Moutira772/
Metairi772/
Motheri772/
Moterie772/
Matuiri771/
Matirai771/
Moteeri771/
Moturri771/
Mutgiri771/
Mutirai771/
Matiori771/
Metieri771/
Motiere771/
Mautiri771/
Moutire771/
Mostiry771/
Mmatiri771/
Motires771/
Matoiri771/
Mootire770/
Mothire770/
Metairie71724/
Moitheri71202/
Mouteira71188/
Motiraya7190/
Moteiray7170/
Moiteira7147/
Métairie7127/
Mautairi7123/
Mousteri7115/
Mootheri719/
Muitirei719/
Moiterio717/
Moustéri711/
Mathairi711/
Mastirai711/
Moteerie711/
Motherii711/
Mostaire711/
Matairii711/
Moetheri711/
Mosteriz711/
Muthoiri711/
Muithiri711/
Maturi6711,902/
Matira675,614/
Materi672,034/
Mutira67476/
Muteri67234/
Motera67204/
Meturi67172/
Matire67161/
Mousteris6798/
Meteri6756/
Moture6744/
Mutire6737/
Motere6734/
Motury6726/
Matjri6715/
Motery676/
Metiry675/
Mothairay674/
Mutiry674/
Metire672/
Motrej671/
Matéri671/
Moitoiret671/
Matiry671/

Motiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motiri in the Hindi language
मोतीरीmotiri-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motiri
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