Around the globe, ปันยา (Panyan 
, ปันยา 
, Pansaya 
) is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female first name. The first name ปันยา is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a very rare masculine name, Thailand, where it is a very rare epicene name, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, India, and Thailand. Likewise, ปันยา is the last name as well as the forename.