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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moturi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moturi is the 46,311th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 651,081 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 first name throughout the world, borne by 1,604 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,897 people, or 1 in 6,696. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 34 percent live, Kisii County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Moturi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Moturi surname is chiefly 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 US average, with 68.75% being 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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