Last name Niyat (Niyat 
, Нийат 
, Ният 
) , around the globe, is a rare family name. The last name Niyat is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare surname, Morocco, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Niyat is the forename as well as the last name.