Family name قلي (Alkali 
, قلي 
, Quli 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The surname قلي is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iran. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Iran, and Sudan. Likewise, قلي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Alkali | Gambia, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia |
| قلي | Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Quli | Kuwait, Pakistan, United Kingdom, India, United States |