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

The surname Motiri (Hindi: मोतीरी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motiri is the 1,073,555th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Motiri reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 90 percent live, Nairobi County, where 5 percent live and Nyamira County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Motiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motiri
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