Cognomen ﻋﻠﻰ (ﻋﻠﻰ 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname ﻋﻠﻰ is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, Egypt, and Libya. Also, ﻋﻠﻰ is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| ﻋﻠﻰ | Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya |