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Where Does The Last Name Wali Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wali (Arabic: واليا, Bengali: ওয়ালি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻲ, Hindi: वली, Marathi: अली, Oriya: ୱାଲି) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wäli. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Wali is the 1,154^th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,689 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Wali reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,199^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 325,918 people.

The last name Wali is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 195,612 people, or 1 in 913. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 52 percent live, Punjab, where 25 percent live and Balochistan, where 14 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name exists in 116 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Wali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya, Sunni (96%) in Lebanon and Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Wali are 2.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wali earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.2% less than the national average, earning 248,475 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.09% less than the national average, earning R 147,120 per year; in United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,131 CAD per year.