Globally, ニット (Nitya 
, Nit 
, ニット 
) is a widespread epicene first name. The first name ニット is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Mauritius, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, ニット is the last name as well as the forename.