Around the globe, Akysh (Акыш 
, Акиш , Akysh 
) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Akysh is characteristic of Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare dominantly girly, but infrequently male name. Very seldom, Akysh is the last name as well as the forename.