Globally, Masaliev (Исхак 
, Масалиев 
, Masaliev 
) is quite a rare masculine first name. The first name Masaliev is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Azerbaijan, and Russia, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Masaliev is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Исхак | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| Масалиев | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
| Masaliev | Kazakhstan, United States |
Masaliev is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Isaac , the Biblical character, The Qur’an; Jimmy Neutron , the animated character, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius; Wizard of Oz , the character from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Isaac , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II and Fiddler , the DC Comics character, The Flash, and in many other works.