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