Cognomen Shapi (Shapi 
, Шапи 
, Казиев 
) , globally, is quite a common surname. The family name Shapi is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Much less frequently, Shapi is the forename as well as the last name.