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

The surname Moturi (Hindi: मोटुरी, Marathi: मोटुरी) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moturi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moturi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,311th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 651,081 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Moturi live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Moturi is also the 192,948th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 1,604 people.

The surname Moturi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 6,897 people, or 1 in 6,696. In Kenya Moturi is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 34 percent reside, Kisii County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Moturi Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Moturi surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the 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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