Surname

Ali

Meaning & origin

Meaning
“exalted”
Origin
Arabic

Ali is also a first name — see the first name.

How common is Ali?

Rankings of the Ali surname by country
CountryRankPeople
Iran#4470,706
Kenya#7268,460
India#135,119,011
Nigeria#141,145,538
Sweden#3516,443
Norway#516,804
Bulgaria#5216,685
United Kingdom#7072,981
United States#36684,529