Last name อลิยา (Aliya 
, อลิยา 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The last name อลิยา is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, Brunei, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, Ethiopia, and India. More prevalently, อลิยา is the forename as well as the last name.