Wali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wali"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy, “prophet, saint”).

Proper noun

Wali (plural Walis)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wali is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Wali is most common among White (32.18%), Asian/Pacific Islander (27.06%), Black/African American (25.96%) and Mixed Race (11.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wali”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.