Family name Kakabayev (Какабаев 
, Kakabayev 
) , around the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Kakabayev is habitual in Turkmenistan, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Какабаев | Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| Kakabayev | Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Estonia |
| khalmamed kakabayev (b. 1939) |
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