Surname العلي (العلي 
, Al-Ali 
) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The family name العلي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is a widespread surname, Lebanon, where it is a common surname, and Saudi Arabia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Very seldom, العلي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| العلي | Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon |
| Al-Ali | United Arab Emirates, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
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صالح العلي Prominent Syrian Alawi leader, SY (b. 1884) |
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| حسين بن محمد العلي Saudi Arabian Islamic jurist and judge, SA (b. 1864) |
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| سلمان بن عبد المحسن العلي Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and poet, SA (b. 1883) |
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ناجي العلي Palestinian Cartoonist (c.1937-1987), PS (b. 1937) |
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عبد الكريم راضي جعفر العليّ Iraqi academic and poet, IQ (b. 1946) |
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محمد العلي actor, SA (b. 1949) |
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| محمد بن حسين العلي Saudi Arabian faqih and judge, SA (b. 1902) |
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باسم العلي Iraqi singer, IQ (b. 1965) |
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طارق العلي Kuwaiti actor, KW (b. 1966) |
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نادية صادق العلي author, IQ (b. 1966) |
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| صالح أحمد العلي Iraqi historian, IQ (b. 1918) |
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مها العلي Jordanian politician, JO (b. 1973) |
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| عبد الكريم العلي Iraqi minister of Planning (1963), IQ (b. 1925) |
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أذينة العلي Syrian singer, SY |
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طارق أحمد العلي Lebanese footballer, LB (b. 1986) |
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