# Aliev (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aliev/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 139 |
| US rank (2010) | 123,796 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,221,191 people |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aliev in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 10% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aliev in Azerbaijan, the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire and the United States.

## People named Aliev

- Yashar Aliev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States 2006-2011 and Permanent Representative of Azer
- Ali Aliev, American physicist
- Heydar Aliyev, 3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)
- Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijani wrestler (born 1991)
- Azer Aliyev, Azerbaijan football midfielder
- Habil Aliyev, Azerbaijani musician (1927–2015)
- Samir Aliyev, association football player from Azerbaijan
- Rahib Aliyev, Azerbaijani actor
- Mirzaagha Aliyev, Azerbaijani actor (1883-1954)
- Elvin Aliyev, Azerbaijani footballer
- Nazim Aliyev, Azerbaijani footballer (born 1963)
- Intiqam Aliyev, Azerbaijani lawyer and human rights defender (born 1962)

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Aliyeva, Alba, Alva, Alvey, Albee, Aliff, Alipio.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.