El Waly Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Waly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Waly 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
Mauritania1651:24,8172,155
Syria361:536,1405,381
Yemen271:978,71511,504
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Waly (19) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Waly Demographics

El Waly Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 11 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Waly Last Name Facts

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

El Waly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

El Waly is the 978,274th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of El Waly live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 24,817. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 25 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 19 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent live and Yemen, where 10 percent live.

El Waly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (73%) 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 Waily931,963/
El Wally934/
El Waylly881/
El Wali863,465/
El Wala86244/
El Valy86244/
El-Waly864/
El Woly862/
El Vally80946/
El Wasli80275/
El Bealy80122/
El Bahly8024/
El Baaly8012/
El Walaa809/
El-Waily805/
El Walla804/
El Wolly802/
El Wahli802/
El Waila802/
El Walii801/
El Wuali801/
El-Wailly755/
El-Waylly754/
El Wahali751/
El Bali711,997/
El Vali7187/
El-Wali7119/
El Bale715/
El Uali711/
El Boly711/
El Vala711/
El Baili678,148/
El Valeh67607/
El Valli67367/
El Bahli67275/
El Balli67207/
El-Vally6714/
El Hbali679/
El Balhi679/
El Valle678/
El Huala674/
El Ualid673/
El Baali672/
El Valih672/
El Balai671/
El Vaali671/
El Valej671/
El Valhe671/
El Weila671/
El Weile671/
El Bouly671/
El Wouli671/
El Bahle671/
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El Waly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Waly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲalwaly70.67
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲalwly17.33
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻰalwaly6.67
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻰalwly2.67
ﺍﻟﻮﻝalwl2.67

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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 Waly
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