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Where Does The Last Name Ali Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ali (Arabic: عُلىَ, Bengali: আলী, Dhivehi: ޢަލ‬, Georgian: ალი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻟﻲ, Hindi: अली, Marathi: अली, Oriya: ଅଲି, Russian: Али) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant: Alí or Àli. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ali? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ali is the 13^th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 236 people. Ali occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Ali are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11^th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 14,763,733 people.

Ali is the most commonly held last name in 9 countries: Somalia, where 3 percent are found, The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found, Libya, where 1 percent are found, Oman, where 0.65 percent are found, Eritrea, where 0.63 percent are found, Somaliland, where 0.52 percent are found, Kuwait, where 0.33 percent are found, Qatar, where 0.13 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0.06 percent are found. The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 10,946,208 people, or 1 in 16. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 53 percent are found, Sindh, where 27 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 218 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found.

Ali Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ali has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 521,293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 521,445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 161,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (97%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (84%) in Kenya, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Sunni (58%) in Lebanon, Muslim (83%) in Nigeria, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan, Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Ali last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ali earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.92% less than the national average, earning €11,435 per year; in Norway they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning 286,891 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,263 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning R 305,952 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $23,667,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,659 CAD per year.