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Where Does The Last Name Eliya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Eliya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻲ, Hindi: एलिया, Marathi: ईलीयस, Oriya: ଏଲିୟ, Russian: Элия) is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eliya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Eliya is the 30,799^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 420,298 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Eliya reside; 29 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Eliya is also the 21,938^th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 40,589 people.

Eliya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,929 people, or 1 in 10,741. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 22 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 11 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Malawi, where 24 percent live.

Eliya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Eliya surname are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85% registered with the party.

The amount Eliya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning R 163,380 per year and in United States they earn 26.35% more than the national average, earning $54,519 USD per year.