Alí Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Panama

Alí Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alí Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Panama51:782,45211,059
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Ali (30,848,591) & Àli (1) are calculated separately.

Alí (88) may also be a first name.

Alí Last Name Facts

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

Alí is most common in Argentina. It may also be found as: Ali or Àli. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alí? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alí is the 2,436,415th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Alí live; 68 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 88 people.

This last name is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,709,737. In Argentina Alí is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 80 percent live, Catamarca Province, where 4 percent live and Chubut Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Argentina this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 8 percent live and Panama, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ali8930,848,591/
Galí8671/
Aulí863/
Allí861/
Àli781/
D'alí752/
Alaíz751/
Gallí751/
Ealaí751/
Aly67288,732/
Ale67124,396/
Ala6770,187/
Alj673,860/
Alı67702/
Alé6761/
Alê6733/
Alá6718/
Alý676/
Alè676/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alí
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