Cognomen Kanyn (Kanyn 
, Канин 
) , around the world, is quite a rare family name. The family name Kanyn is habitual in Russia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Kanyn is the forename as well as the last name.