Last name اليف (Alev 
, اليف 
, Ellef 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The surname اليف is characteristic of Estonia, where it is quite a common surname, Turkey, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Turkey, Estonia, and Algeria. More frequently, اليف is the forename as well as the last name.