All over the world, Anista (Anista 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Anista is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare dominantly female, but infrequently masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Anista is the last name as well as the forename.