Surname Elchiyev (Елчиев 
, Elchiyev, Элчиев 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The family name Elchiyev is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Uzbekistan, where it is a rare surname, and Russia. Much less frequently, Elchiyev is the forename as well as the last name.