Across the world, उपाध्याय (Upadhyay 
, 和尚 
, उपाध्याय ) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name उपाध्याय is characteristic of Nepal, where it is a rare masculine name, India, where it is a rare epicene name, and China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Predominantly, उपाध्याय is the last name as well as the forename.