Globally, สุรนิตย์ (สุรนิตย์ 
) is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name สุรนิตย์ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name. Very seldom, สุรนิตย์ is the last name as well as the forename.