All over the world, Nijas (Нияз 
, Nijas 
, Нияс ) is quite a common masculine given name. The first name Nijas is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom feminine name, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Much less frequently, Nijas is the last name as well as the forename.