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Across the world, Iliâ (Илия , Iliâ) is a common boy's forename. The first name Iliâ is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a widespread male name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare principally girly, but very infrequently masculine name, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Bulgaria, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Also, Iliâ is the last name as well as the forename.
Iliâ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Illya Kuryakin , the fictional character from The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; Ilia Volyova , the fictional ultranaut in Revelation Space; Ilya Afanasyevich Shamrayev , the character in the play "The Seagull"; Ilya Ilyich Oblomov , character in Oblomov and Iliya Ilich Telyegin , the character in the play "Uncle Vanya".