Isma'ilism is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Ismailis get their name from their acceptance of Imam Ismaʻil ibn Jafar.
Ismaili () is also a common surname or patronymic meaning coming from Ismail or Ishmael, the first son of Prophet Abraham. It may also be use as Al-Ismaili () with the Arabic definite article al- meaning "The Ismaili".
People with the surname include:
Ismaili Abas Ismaili (born 1967), Iranian former cyclist Florijana Ismaili (1995–2019), Swiss footballer of Albanian origin Ismail Ismaili (born 1981), Macedonian footballer of ethnic Albanian origin Rashidah Ismaili, also known as Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr (born 1941), Benin poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright Shaban Ismaili (born 1989), Macedonian footballer
Ismaily Ismaily (footballer), full name Ismaily Gonçalves dos Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
Al-Ismaili Hamyar Nasser Al-Ismaili (born 1953), Omani businessman, former footballer, football club president
Al-Ismaily Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily, Omani businessman
See also Ismaili (disambiguation)