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Around the world, दया (Daya , दया , دیا) is a widespread epicene forename. The first name दया is habitual in India, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Qatar, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Iraq, and Indonesia. Very seldom, दया is the last name as well as the forename.