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) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Alí or Àli. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Ali is the 13^th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 236 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Ali live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11^th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 14,763,733 people.

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

Ali Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ali has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ali last name expanded 521,293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 521,445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 161,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ali last name is chiefly 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 surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.76% being 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.