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Across the world, Elyas (Elyas , إلياس , Ellyas ) is a common principally male, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Elyas is habitual in Lebanon, where it is quite a common boy's name, Libya, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Algeria, Morocco, and Afghanistan. Also, Elyas is the last name as well as the forename.
Elyas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Elyas | Indonesia, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Afghanistan |
إلياس | Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan |
Ellyas | Indonesia, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India |
Эльяс | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan |
Elyas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elyas Machera , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Élias de Kelliwic’h , character in Kaamelott; Elias Bogan , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Captain Hoseason , the fictional character from Stevenson's Kidnapped and Elias Vikstedt , the fictional character, Salatut elämät, among other works.