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