Around the world, Kanyshay (Канышай 
, Канышаи , Канышаы ) is quite a common feminine forename. The first name Kanyshay is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common girly name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare girly name. Very seldom, Kanyshay is the last name as well as the forename.