Last name Waley (Waley 
, 韦利 ) , worldwide, is a rare surname. The cognomen Waley is habitual in Egypt, where it is a rare surname, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, the United States, and China. Also, Waley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Waley | China, Egypt, Australia, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 韦利 | China |
| jacob waley English legal writer (1818-1873), GB (b. 1818) |
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| simon waley English musician (b. 1827) |
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arthur waley British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966), GB (b. 1889) |
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| david waley civil servant, GB (b. 1887) |
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| robert waley Australian coxswain (1889-1939), AU (b. 1889) |
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| alison waley New Zealand poet and writer (1901–2001), NZ (b. 1901) |
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| daniel waley British historian, archivist and academic, GB (b. 1921) |
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| felix waley British judge (1926-1995), GB (b. 1926) |
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| jim waley Australian journalist, AU (b. 1948) |
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| paul waley japanologist, GB (b. 1950) |
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| james waley Canadian publisher or Orb Magazine, CA (b. 1951) |
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| sarah elizabeth waley (born 1958) (b. 1958) |
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| muhammad isa waley GB (b. 1948) |
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| jane felicity waley (born 1959) (b. 1959) |
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| juliet anne waley (born 1960) (b. 1960) |
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