All over the world, Kanysh (Каныш 
, Kanysh , Каниш ) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name Kanysh is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common female name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name. Much less frequently, Kanysh is the last name as well as the forename.