In the world, Wali (Wali 
, Вали 
, والي 
) is a widespread predominantly male, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Wali is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is quite a common male name, Guadeloupe, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Pakistan, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, Wali is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wali | Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan |
| Вали | Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tajikistan |
| والي | Turkey, Iran |
| 瓦利 | China |
Wali is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wally West , the fictional character in DC Comics, The Flash; Wallace West , the Kid Flash, The New 52; Wally West , the fictional character from the television series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow; Waldo , the fictional character from Where's Waldo? and Wally , the fictional elemental in Narbacular Drop.
| sha-h ni'matulla-h wali spiritual leader, SY (b. 1330) |
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wali dewane IQ (b. 1826) |
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| wali khan Khan of Kokand (b. 1822) |
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najem wali German writer, DE (b. 1956) |
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| ali wali politician, EG (b. 1920) |
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| abuya muda wali ID (b. 1917) |
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ahmad shah i wali Ruler of Bidar |
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| obi wali Nigerian politician and writer, NG (b. 1932) |
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| aminu bashir wali Nigerian politician and diplomat, NG (b. 1941) |
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| wali van lohuizen (b. 1932) |
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| wali rahmani Indian academic, IN (b. 1943) |
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wali shah Canadian poet, PK (b. 1994) |
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| wali khan amin shah Malaysian terrorist (b. 1967) |
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| wali rainer American football player, US (b. 1977) |
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| wali razaqi American producer and actor, US (b. 1979) |
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