In all the world, พานิช (พานิช 
, Phanit 
, Panich 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name พานิช is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Thailand, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name. Also, พานิช is the last name as well as the forename.