Throughout the world, Payız (Паиз 
, پاییز 
, Payız) is a rare epicene given name. The first name Payız is characteristic of Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently male name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare boy's name. Also, Payız is the last name as well as the forename.