Moturi Surname

46,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moturi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moturi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,8971:6,696892
India3,8141:201,11812,062
Tanzania2501:211,76617,801
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Moturi (1,604) may also be a first name.

Moturi Last Name Facts

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

Moturi (Hindi: मोटुरी, Marathi: मोटुरी) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moturi? popularity and diffusion

Moturi is the 46,311th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 651,081 people. The surname Moturi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Moturi are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Moturi is also the 192,948th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 1,604 people.

Moturi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 6,897 people, or 1 in 6,696. In Kenya Moturi is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 34 percent are found, Kisii County, where 29 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Moturi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moturi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Moturi surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Moturi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning $56,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motturi9280/
Motouri9233/
Motauri9231/
Mothuri9221/
Mooturi9212/
Motuuri925/
Mouturi924/
Motguri921/
Moturri921/
Mosturi921/
Mothguri863/
Muturi8336,893/
Maturi8311,902/
Motiri83231/
Motura83189/
Meturi83172/
Motori83113/
Moture8344/
Motury8326/
Moustouri8067/
Moostuuri801/
Muthuri7712,577/
Matturi776,836/
Mathuri772,892/
Mottura772,180/
Masturi771,516/
Matouri771,121/
Motoori77810/
Mutuiri77779/
Musturi77306/
Mohture77301/
Motoura77216/
Mutauri77203/
Moitori77157/
Motieri77154/
Maaturi77151/
Motoroi7790/
Maturei7786/
Mutturi7775/
Mutuuri7748/
Madturi7742/
Metturi7737/
Motture7734/
Moutury7731/
Moitiri7728/
Muteuri7725/
Matuuri7719/
Maturip7715/
Mutusri7714/
Motirai7712/
Methuri7711/
Maturiy778/
Matguri777/
Muuturi777/
Medturi776/
Moturoa776/
Matauri774/
Mothiri774/
Mmuturi774/
Mahturi773/
Maturio773/
Mothura773/
Motorie773/
Muturai773/
Maturis773/
Moturge772/
Maturai772/
Maturii772/
Maturoi772/
Mootori772/
Mauturi771/
Matuiri771/
Maturri771/
Maturui771/
Meeturi771/
Mhotori771/
Mooture771/
Mosture771/
Mottori771/
Moturee771/
Metauri771/
Motorri771/
Mouture771/
Motaura771/
Muturiz771/
Motaury771/
Mututri771/
Mothori771/
Matusri771/
Mouchtouri75133/
Mouhtouris7531/
Mouthouris752/
Moustouris751/
Mastouri712,002/
Muthuuri71374/
Mouchtouris71155/
Mathurai71123/
Mathuriy71119/
Masturai7178/
Matturri7167/
Mushturi7159/
Masthuri7133/
Moothura7112/
Madtusri7110/
Mathurri7110/
Musthuri718/
Maatuuri718/
Mutthuri717/
Matthuri717/
Muthutri716/
Madthuri715/
Muthurai715/
Maatturi714/
Matturie714/
Mathutri714/
Muthusri714/
Moisture713/
Mathurhi713/
Mathauri713/
Mattuuri713/
Mustouri713/
Mutturri713/
Maasturi713/
Moutoury713/
Maturich712/
Matauriy711/
Mattutri711/
Mathurie711/
Mathurio711/
Mathusri711/
Mathuuri711/
Maaturii711/
Medthuri711/
Mootoori711/
Mottoori711/
Mussturi711/
Mustturi711/
Mathurip711/
Matouhri711/
Moutoura711/
Mmatouri711/
Muithuri711/
Muttusri711/
Matura676,510/
Mutura674,499/
Matori671,572/
Motora671,207/
Metiri671,129/
Mature67549/
Motore67499/
Mutori67477/
Matiri67350/
Muturj6751/
Matury6749/
Muture6741/
Mushthuri6735/
Motory6721/
Madtahuri674/
Motiry674/
Motire672/
Meture672/
Mathurith671/
Mathuthri671/
Mathutrhi671/
Mushtouri671/
Mătură671/
M'Muthuri671/

Moturi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moturi in the Hindi language
मोटुरीmoturi66.67
मोटूरीmoturi33.33
Moturi in the Marathi language
मोटुरीmoturi47.37
मोतुरीmoturi42.11
मोटूरीmoturi10.53

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