Globally, نيستا (Nesta 
, Nista , نيستا 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name نيستا is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mauritius, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Indonesia. Also, نيستا is the last name as well as the forename.