Cognomen Kabiyev (Кабиев 
, Kabiyev 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Kabiyev is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Uzbekistan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Very seldom, Kabiyev is the forename as well as the last name.