Motsiri Surname

219,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motsiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4861:36,4594,672
Lesotho2371:8,5761,928
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motsiri (1,624) may also be a first name.

Motsiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsiri (Hindi: मोतसिरी) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Motsiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motsiri is the 219,249th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,905,437 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Motsiri reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,561st most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,624 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,486 people, or 1 in 36,459. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, Free State, where 35 percent reside and North West, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Africa Motsiri occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Motsiri Last Name Statistics demography

Motsiri earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.14% less than the national average, earning R 161,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsoiri9313/
Mots'iri931/
Motsirie931/
Motsuiri931/
Mothsiri931/
Mosiri92519/
Moshiri866,967/
Matsiri86109/
Mosieri8665/
Moosiri8612/
Mutsiri867/
Modsiri866/
Mossiri864/
Mosirai864/
Motseri864/
Mohsiri863/
Motsira862/
Mosirih862/
Metsiri861/
Mosairi861/
Motsire861/
Moisiri861/
Mousairi8016/
Moschiri8013/
Moshirie809/
Matshiri805/
Moshairi803/
Moshieri802/
Mossoiri802/
Motsoire802/
Moussiri802/
Matsirei801/
Moosgiri801/
Meetsiri801/
Matsiris801/
Motshire801/
Moissiri801/
Methsiri801/
Mutsitri801/
Moisieri801/
Mosierio801/
Matsairi801/
Masiri774,832/
Moseri771,673/
Mosire77121/
Mosira77114/
Mociri777/
Moziri772/
Moschieri7514/
Moutzairi751/
Mousseiri751/
Mashiri718,915/
Masieri71869/
Mosseri71726/
Massiri71492/
Mosiere71264/
Matziri71216/
Mozairi71180/
Moshira71126/
Madsiri71117/
Mosheri71111/
Masirri7195/
Mhosira7191/
Masgiri7174/
Matseri7158/
Mossire7146/
Mutsira7137/
Matsira7131/
Masairi7124/
Masiris7121/
Matgiri7120/
Moshiry7119/
Mouziri7114/
Masirih7113/
Mudsiri7112/
Mouseri718/
Masiriz717/
Masirii716/
Mosirer716/
Mahsiri715/
Mosiraj714/
Mochiri714/
Mossiry714/
Moseira713/
Mozziri712/
Masirai712/
Masirio712/
Matsire712/
Mooziri712/
Masiriy711/
Medsiri711/
Mohsire711/
Masirie711/
Masiroi711/
Masitri711/
Maasiri711/
Mozhiri711/
Moserio711/
Mossierzai711/
Moiciri711/
Moiseri711/
Modziri711/
Mohseri711/
Motzeri711/
Mezoiri711/
Masciri711/
Moserie711/
Moshire710/
Motseare67587/
Matziris67379/
Matshira67219/
Massieri67201/
Mahasiri67159/
Mossiere67154/
Mashhiri67135/
Matsaira67121/
Massirio6791/
Mascieri6778/
Mousseri6753/
Massiris6750/
Matchiri6729/
Muchoiri6728/
Mashairi6724/
Matsehri6722/
Moscheri6719/
Mouseris6719/
Maïssiri6717/
Moisiere6717/
Matsaire6715/
Moudziri6714/
Moushira6710/
Moshiree678/
Mossoire677/
Mouchiri676/
Massairi676/
Masirris675/
Moussira673/
Maschiri672/
Matsheri672/
Mautsira671/
Mastgiri671/
Maashiri671/
Maassiri671/
Mosiraya671/
Moushire671/
Masirait671/
Madsirip671/
Madsairi671/
Mudzsiri671/
Moutsera671/
Mozzairi671/
Mosieres671/
Mossoiry671/
Mashirai671/
Mosieray671/
Motshere671/
Muhdsiri671/
Mhudsiri671/
Hmudsiri671/

Motsiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motsiri in the Hindi language
मोतसिरीmotasiri-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motsiri
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