Globally, Payas (Payas 
, Paidas 
, Паясь 
) is quite a rare principally masculine, but very seldom female given name. The first name Payas is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a rare predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, and Pakistan, where it is a very rare masculine name. Likewise, Payas is the last name as well as the forename.