Globally, Katyayan (Katyayan 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The forename Katyayan is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but scarcely female name. More prevalently, Katyayan is the last name as well as the forename.
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