Ilyas Forename
3,380th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 308,269 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Djibouti
Ilyas Forename User-submission:
Elyas or Ilyas is a scientific male given name. It comes from Elia, a distortion of the name Eliyahu, meaning 'the highest God'.
Ilyas Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 100% | 77,283 | 1:1,007 | 223 |
| Indonesia | 99% | 45,140 | 1:5,715 | 722 |
| Pakistan | 89% | 42,468 | 1:4,577 | 681 |
| Russia | 100% | 35,270 | 1:4,089 | 246 |
| Kazakhstan | 99% | 23,719 | 1:748 | 193 |
| India | 100% | 17,990 | 1:67,531 | 8,728 |
| Morocco | 100% | 11,246 | 1:3,054 | 391 |
| Somalia | - | 6,542 | 1:2,068 | 335 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 6,462 | 1:1,492 | 351 |
| Uzbekistan | 99% | 5,318 | 1:5,789 | 948 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 5,011 | 1:699 | 149 |
| Algeria | 100% | 3,937 | 1:9,697 | 829 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,497 | 1:8,811 | 1,284 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3,282 | 1:1,820 | 316 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2,697 | 1:65,838 | 4,363 |
| Spain | 100% | 2,201 | 1:21,140 | 1,223 |
| Djibouti | - | 1,653 | 1:554 | 125 |
| Kenya | - | 1,617 | 1:28,638 | 2,451 |
| England | 73% | 1,322 | 1:42,060 | 2,122 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,288 | 1:16,148 | 2,229 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 925 | 1:105,470 | 7,385 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 825 | 1:193,287 | 10,074 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 820 | 1:10,213 | 1,064 |
| Germany | 100% | 777 | 1:124,425 | 2,394 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 750 | 1:40,600 | 3,504 |
| United States | 96% | 706 | 1:513,508 | 13,438 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 688 | 1:7,955 | 472 |
| Egypt | 63% | 499 | 1:184,170 | 7,018 |
| Thailand | 100% | 455 | 1:153,991 | 11,173 |
| France | 100% | 409 | 1:162,519 | 2,913 |
| Canada | 100% | 377 | 1:87,887 | 4,689 |
| Belgium | 100% | 314 | 1:36,592 | 2,097 |
| Maldives | 100% | 300 | 1:1,446 | 85 |
| Poland | 100% | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 196 | 1:86,235 | 4,736 |
| Bahrain | - | 178 | 1:7,577 | 1,232 |
| Sweden | 100% | 168 | 1:58,678 | 2,943 |
| South Africa | 100% | 161 | 1:338,712 | 18,426 |
| Austria | 100% | 146 | 1:58,316 | 1,631 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 120 | 1:59,600 | 5,250 |
| Belarus | 99% | 93 | 1:101,961 | 1,056 |
| Qatar | 100% | 77 | 1:30,774 | 4,184 |
| Denmark | - | 76 | 1:74,336 | 2,424 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 70 | 1:4,545 | 802 |
| Niger | 90% | 57 | 1:336,561 | 7,892 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 53 | 1:996,006 | 19,747 |
| Norway | 100% | 52 | 1:98,699 | 3,209 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Greece | 100% | 39 | 1:280,373 | 4,908 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 39 | 1:210,602 | 4,800 |
| Iraq | - | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Oman | - | 30 | 1:136,956 | 3,037 |
| Australia | - | 27 | 1:505,838 | 7,990 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Ireland | 100% | 25 | 1:185,741 | 3,671 |
| Sudan | 100% | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Scotland | 92% | 24 | 1:222,932 | 3,804 |
| Afghanistan | - | 23 | 1:1,418,414 | 14,886 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 23 | 1:303,930 | 6,151 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 23 | 1:799,107 | 23,657 |
| Nepal | 100% | 19 | 1:1,499,334 | 27,110 |
| China | - | 18 | 1:75,891,988 | 63,580 |
| Italy | 100% | 18 | 1:3,392,338 | 19,514 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Benin | 100% | 17 | 1:622,108 | 18,975 |
| Finland | 100% | 17 | 1:322,540 | 4,487 |
| Singapore | 100% | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Estonia | - | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Philippines | 100% | 14 | 1:7,572,106 | 116,282 |
| Georgia | 100% | 11 | 1:339,861 | 7,323 |
| Uganda | 100% | 11 | 1:3,723,356 | 37,848 |
| Brazil | - | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Ecuador | - | 10 | 1:1,772,692 | 10,604 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Madagascar | - | 9 | 1:2,625,490 | 3,077 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 9 | 1:52,849 | 793 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 8 | 1:2,884,492 | 56,420 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Taiwan | - | 8 | 1:2,971,210 | 60,968 |
| Tunisia | - | 7 | 1:96,700 | 5,802 |
| Ukraine | - | 7 | 1:6,499,987 | 10,516 |
| Wales | 50% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Czechia | - | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 3 | 1:81,141 | 2,130 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Chile | 50% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:5,929,324 | 6,648 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Ilyaş (1) are calculated separately.
Ilyas (314,645) may also be a surname.
Ilyas Forename Meaning
Ilyas Forename Popularity
Ilyas Demographics
Average Male Ilyas Height
174.53 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 73 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilyas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilyas in the Russian language | ||
| Ильяс | ilas | - |
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