Cognomen เกียด (Kiat 
, เกียด 
, Ngiad 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The family name เกียด is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is a common surname, Singapore, where it is quite a common surname, and Brunei. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Very seldom, เกียด is the forename as well as the last name.