Cognomen بوعلي (Bouali 
, بوعلي 
) , globally, is a common family name. The surname بوعلي is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, Algeria, and Morocco. Very seldom, بوعلي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bouali | Tunisia, Morocco, Belgium, Algeria, France |
| بوعلي | Iran, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Algeria |
| عبد الرحمن بوعلي Bahraini politician, BH (b. 1945) |
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| خالد بوعلي Saudi journalist, SA (b. 1966) |
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