Family name Zijat (Зият 
, Zijat 
) , in all the world, is a very rare cognomen. The family name Zijat is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Russia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and India. Much more frequently, Zijat is the forename as well as the last name.