Kaz or KAZ may refer to:

Businesses

* KAZ Minerals, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan *

Kaz Incorporated Kaz, Inc. is a Marlborough, Massachusetts–based manufacturer and distributor of health care products. History Max Katzman invented the first electric vaporizer (original U.S. patent no. 1,628,784, issued May 17, 1927) and, in 1926, he founded ...

, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products * Kaz Records, part of Castle Communication, incorporating Y Records * Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant, a Soviet truck factory in Georgia, formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ)

Entertainment

* ''Kaz'' (TV series), CBS * Kazuhira Miller, a ''Metal Gear'' character * Kaz Proctor, a main character in the television series ''Wentworth'' * Kaz Brekker (né Rietveld), a main character in Leigh Bardugo's '' Six of Crows.'' Portrayed by Freddy Carter in the '' Shadow and Bone'' TV series. * A character in '' Shimmer and Shine'' * Kaz Harada, a character in the anime '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' * Kaz (Dragonlance), a character in Dragonlance and the title character of '' Kaz the Minotaur'', a 1990 novel * A character in '' Mighty Med'' * Kazuda Xiono, a character in Star Wars Resistance commonly called "Kaz" * A 2002 FIFA World Cup mascot

People

Given name

* Kaz Garas (born 1940) Lithuanian-born American actor * Kaz Grala (born 1998), American NASCAR driver * Kaz Hawkins (born 1973), Northern Irish singer * Kaz James (born 1982), Australian singer-songwriter and DJ

Nickname

* Kaz Hayashi (born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler * Kaz Hirai (born 1960), former chairman of Sony Corporation * Bill Kazmaier (born 1953), American powerlifter, strongman competitor and professional wrestler * Kazunori Yamauchi (born 1967), Japanese video game designer and professional racing driver nicknamed "Kaz" * Nicole Kaczmarski (born 1981), American basketball player

Other

* Kaz (cartoonist), American cartoonist Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959) * Kaz (musician) or K.A.Z., stage name of Japanese musician Kazuhito Iwaike (born 1968) * a ring name of Frankie Kazarian (born 1977), American professional wrestler

Places

* Kaz, Iran, a village in Kerman Province * Kaz, Kyrgyzstan * Kaz, Russia, a locality

Other uses

* KAZ (electric vehicle), a 2003 Japanese prototype * '' Kaz II'', a yacht found crewless in 2007 * kaz, ISO 630-2 and -3 codes for the

Kazakh language Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia ...