Family name Niyam (Niyam 
, นิยาม 
) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Niyam is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname, and Indonesia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ethiopia, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Niyam is the forename as well as the last name.