Kazakhstanis on social media said they cannot register newborns with a Russian surname ending in -eva but a Kazakh patronymic ending in -kyzy. Kursiv LifeStyle asked the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan whether there is a ban on this. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the ministry, the legislation does not prohibit combining Russified and Kazakh endings of first names and patronymics in birth certificates.
However, some automated systems may have technical glitches. To obtain the certificate that parents want, they need to personally visit a Public Service Center (TsON) or directly the civil registry offices (ZAGS).
In addition, it is allowed to write Kazakh names in an order where the father's name replaces the surname, which must come first, then the given name, and the patronymic is recorded at will (instead of Akhmetov Serik Aibekovich — Aibekuly Serik or Akhmet Serik Aibekuly).
Earlier, Kursiv wrote about what exotic names parents gave to girls in Kazakhstan.