In what cases it is possible to change the name in Kazakhstan

On the e-government website, a woman asked how to change her name, where to go and what documents are needed for this, according to the PR service of the State Corporation "Government for Citizens" NJSC in the Abay region. The Ministry of Justice replied that, according to the Code "On Marriage (Matrimony) and Family", the state registration of a change of name, patronymic, surname is carried out by the registering authorities upon the personal application of a person who has reached the age of 16 and wants to change his name and or surname. The change of the name, patronymic, surname is made for the following good reasons: discordant full name; difficulty in pronunciation of full name; the desire of the spouse to bear a common surname with the spouse, if during the state registration of marriage they remained on premarital surnames; the desire to bear a premarital surname, if this is not declared at the time of dissolution of marriage; the desire to bear a surname common with children from a previous marriage; the desire to have a premarital surname in the event of the death of a spouse; the desire to bear a common surname with children in the event of the death of a spouse, and if the applicant was on a premarital surname; the desire to bear the name and surname corresponding to the nationality of one of the parents chosen by the applicant (with different nationalities of the parents); the desire to bear a name that has actually developed in life, different from the name in documents; the desire to bear the premarital surname, if the surname of the spouse was adopted upon marriage; the desire to bear the surname after the name of the father or grandfather according to national traditions; the desire to bear the surname and patronymic of the surname and name of the person who actually raised the applicant; the desire to bear the name, patronymic, surname, corresponding to the chosen gender, during a surgical sex change. To change the name, you must contact any department of the Civil Registry Office or the state corporation "Government for Citizens" with supporting documents.