Surname شمالی (Shmali 
, شمالی 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen شمالی is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, Syria, and Afghanistan. Very seldom, شمالی is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shmali | Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, India, Saudi Arabia |
| شمالی | Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran |
| محمدعلی شمالی Muslim scholar, academic, philosopher and theologian, IR (b. 1965) |
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