Vali Surname
Approximately 172,370 people bear this surname
Vali Surname User-submission:
From the root, vəli, meaning 'best firend'.
Vali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 90,139 | 1:316 | 72 |
| India | 57,751 | 1:13,282 | 1,093 |
| Iran | 19,156 | 1:4,008 | 544 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,283 | 1:6,355 | 412 |
| Ivory Coast | 517 | 1:44,625 | 2,848 |
| England | 473 | 1:117,797 | 11,992 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| United States | 329 | 1:1,101,699 | 79,755 |
| United Arab Emirates | 256 | 1:35,790 | 3,775 |
| South Africa | 249 | 1:217,581 | 22,863 |
| Romania | 197 | 1:101,918 | 11,566 |
| Greece | 159 | 1:69,684 | 11,720 |
| Italy | 143 | 1:427,669 | 46,558 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Russia | 96 | 1:1,501,282 | 102,725 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Mauritania | 59 | 1:69,404 | 4,742 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Tajikistan | 44 | 1:190,607 | 1,835 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| Serbia | 36 | 1:198,471 | 12,167 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 | 1:371,120 | 7,891 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Georgia | 7 | 1:535,078 | 18,425 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
The alternate forms: Väli (779), Váli (526) & Valí (1) are calculated separately.
Vali (67,942) may also be a first name.
Vali Surname Meaning
Vali Demographics
Average Male Vali Height
174.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vali Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vali (Georgian: ვალი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻲ, Hindi: वाली, Marathi: वाली, Russian: Вали) is found in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Väli, Váli or Valí. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vali? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vali is the 3,271st most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,279 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vali live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,226th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 67,942 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is held by 90,139 people, or 1 in 316. In Nepal Vali is mostly found in: Rapti, where 71 percent live, Bheri, where 27 percent live and Seti, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nepal this surname occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.
Vali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Vali last name are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vali earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.2% less than the national average, earning R 161,124 per year; in United States they earn 34.46% more than the national average, earning $58,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.33% more than the national average, earning $67,237 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vali in the Georgian language | ||
| ვალი | vali | - |
| Vali in the Marathi language | ||
| वाली | vali | 83.72 |
| वली | vali | 8.52 |
| वाळी | vali | 5.73 |
| वळी | vali | 0.76 |
| अवाली | avali | 0.05 |
| Vali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻟﻲ | faly | 69.41 |
| ﻓﺎﻝ | fal | 17.65 |
| ﻓﺎﻟﻰ | faly | 7.06 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻟﻲ | alfaly | 4.71 |
| Vali in the Hindi language | ||
| वाली | vali | 55.54 |
| वली | vali | 43.57 |
| वलि | vali | 0.55 |
| वालि | vali | 0.21 |
| अवली | avali | 0.02 |
| बली | bali | 0.02 |
| बाली | bali | 0.01 |
| वाल्ी | vali | 0.01 |
| आलुडी | aludi | 0 |
| वली़ | vali | 0 |
| ़वली | vali | 0 |
| वाली़ | vali | 0 |
| वती | vati | 0 |
| सैनी | saini | 0 |
| नानी | nani | 0 |
| मणी | mani | 0 |
| काली | kali | 0 |
| वल्ली | valli | 0 |
| बल्ली | balli | 0 |
| वालु | valu | 0 |
| Vali in the Russian language | ||
| Вали | vali | - |
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