Family name Elja (Эля 
, Еля 
, Elja 
) , globally, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Elja is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Morocco. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and Morocco. More prevalently, Elja is the forename as well as the last name.