Elyev Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Elyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 62 | 1:155,631 | 4,511 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Elyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elyev (Russian: Елйев) occurs most in Azerbaijan. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elyev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Elyev live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Transcaucasia.
Elyev is most commonly held in Azerbaijan, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 155,631. In Azerbaijan it is primarily concentrated in: Baku, where 79 percent live, Ganja, where 10 percent live and Shirvan, where 6 percent live. Not including Azerbaijan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elyev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elyev in the Russian language | ||
| Елйев | eljev | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elyev
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