Last name Eliev (Eliev 
, Елиев 
, Ельев 
) , globally, is a rare surname. The surname Eliev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Azerbaijan, Russia, and Romania. Much less frequently, Eliev is the forename as well as the last name.