Family name الوايلي (الوايلي 
) , in all the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen الوايلي is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname, Yemen, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kuwait. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Egypt. Much less frequently, الوايلي is the forename as well as the last name.