Across the world, Kanay (Kanay 
, Канай 
, คะเณย์ ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Kanay is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Likewise, Kanay is the last name as well as the forename.