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Globally, علی (Ali , علی , Alí ) is a prevalent male first name. The first name علی is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is a prevalent primarily male, but very infrequently female name, Maldives, where it is a prevalent male name, and Turkey (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, Turkey, and Nigeria. More frequently, علی is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ali | Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Egypt |
علی | Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Afghanistan |
Alí | Sudan, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco |
अली | India |
علی is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ali Baba , the character from the folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, One Thousand and One Nights; Ali G , the fictional character created by Sacha Baron Cohen, Da Ali G Show; Ali , the fictional character from the television series Legends of Tomorrow; Ali , the character from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" and Ali Mills , the fictional character from the 1984 film The Karate Kid, and in many other works.