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

Eliya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻲ, Hindi: एलिया, Marathi: ईलीयस, Oriya: ଏଲିୟ, Russian: Элия) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 30,799^th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 420,298 people. The surname Eliya is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Eliya are found; 29 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,938^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 40,589 people.

The last name Eliya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,929 people, or 1 in 10,741. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 22 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 24 percent reside.

Eliya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Eliya are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85% being registered with the political 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.