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

The surname Wali (Arabic: واليا, Bengali: ওয়ালি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻲ, Hindi: वली, Marathi: अली, Oriya: ୱାଲି) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Wäli. For other potential spellings of Wali click here.

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

This last name is the 1,154^th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,689 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Wali are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,199^th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 325,918 people.

It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 195,612 people, or 1 in 913. In Pakistan Wali is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 52 percent live, Punjab, where 25 percent live and Balochistan, where 14 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname exists in 116 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Wali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wali last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya, Sunni (96%) in Lebanon and Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wali surname are 2.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.33% being registered with 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.