Last name اهلی (Ahli 
, اهلی) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The last name اهلی is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. In absolute terms, the name is most common in United Arab Emirates, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, اهلی is the forename as well as the last name.