Cognomen ไพพิทักษ์ (ไพพิทักษ์ 
) , around the world, is an extremely rare family name. The last name ไพพิทักษ์ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is an extremely rare surname. More frequently, ไพพิทักษ์ is the forename as well as the last name.