Family name Salyeva (Салиева 
, Salyeva , Салыева ) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Salyeva is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Azerbaijan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Kazakhstan.