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 | Turkey, China, India, Israel, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Yaeli | Mexico, Dominican Republic, United States, India, Israel |
| يالي | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq |
| Yaley | Mexico, United States, India, Brazil, Venezuela |