All around the world, Kanipa (Канипа 
, Kanipa 
) is quite a rare predominantly female, but very seldom male given name. The forename Kanipa is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare female name, Kyrgyzstan, and Philippines, where it is a very rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male name. Very seldom, Kanipa is the last name as well as the forename.