El Wali Surname

130,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

El Wali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Wali Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,4721:17,9521,944
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
United Arab Emirates6161:14,8741,821
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Jordan2601:34,0094,075
Mauritania691:59,3464,180
Palestine331:137,8447,971
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
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El Wali (11) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Wali Demographics

El Wali Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 8 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Wali Last Name Facts

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

El Wali (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲ) occurs most in Yemen. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Wali? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Wali is the 130,558th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,103,188 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of El Wali are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename globally, held by 11 people.

El Wali is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,472 people, or 1 in 17,952. In Yemen El Wali is most frequent in: Abyan Governorate, where 32 percent live, Aden Governorate, where 27 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 17 percent live. Besides Yemen it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent live.

El Wali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El Wali surname is primarily Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Wasli93275/
El Wahli932/
El Wuali931/
El Walii931/
El Waeli931/
El Wahali881/
El Bali861,997/
El Waly86264/
El Wala86244/
El Weli86117/
El Vali8687/
El-Wali8619/
El Uali861/
El Baili808,148/
El Waily801,963/
El Valli80367/
El Bahli80275/
El Balli80207/
El Balhi809/
El Hbali809/
El Walaa809/
El Walla804/
El Wally804/
El-Waeli804/
El Ualid803/
El Valih802/
El Waila802/
El Baali802/
El Vaali801/
El Wouli801/
El Balai801/
El Valich7511/
El Bahali758/
El-Wailli754/
El Woilid754/
El-Waylii751/
El Valois751/
El Waylly751/
El Vallli751/
El Wely71886/
El Valy71244/
El-Bali7124/
El Bale715/
El-Waly714/
El Woly712/
El Vala711/
El Ueli711/
El Boli711/
El Vally67946/
El Valeh67607/
El Bealy67122/
El Bahly6724/
El Baaly6712/
El Valle678/
El-Waily675/
El Huala674/
El Wolly672/
El Bolli672/
El Bahle671/
El Weile671/
El Weila671/
El Velih671/
El Valhe671/
El Valej671/
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El Wali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Wali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲalwaly90.63
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻰalwaly6.25
ﻭﺍﻟﻲwaly3.13

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Wali
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