Cognomen يالي (Yali 
, Yaeli 
, يالي 
) , all over the world, is quite a common surname. The surname يالي is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Mauritania, and Papua New Guinea. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Israel, and India. More frequently, يالي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yali | Israel, China, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Turkey |
| Yaeli | Dominican Republic, Israel, India, Mexico, United States |
| يالي | Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Yaley | Brazil, India, Mexico, United States, Venezuela |