Globally, Balkash (Balkash 
, Балкаш 
) is a rare unisex forename. The given name Balkash is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is a very rare unisex name. Very seldom, Balkash is the last name as well as the forename.