Throughout the world, Austa (Austa 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Austa is characteristic of Ghana, where it is a rare male name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare feminine name, and the United States, where it is a very rare largely female, but seldom male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Ghana, and Nigeria. Likewise, Austa is the last name as well as the forename.