Stanev
Stanev is a Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Russian surname which is derived either from Stan or Stane – both diminutives of the male given name Stanislav – by adding the east Slavic patronymic suffix :wikt:-ев|-ев. Notable people with the surname include:
- Emiliyan Stanev, pseudonym of Bulgarian prose writer Nikola Stoyanov Stanev
- Evgeny Stanev, Russian judoka
- Ivan Stanev, Bulgarian-born German author, theatre and film director
- Mladen Stanev, Bulgarian conductor
- Pavel Stanev, Bulgarian football goalkeeper
- Petar Stanev, former Bulgarian footballer
- Radostin Stanev, former Bulgarian footballer
- Sergey Stanev, Bulgarian footballer of Ukrainian descent
- Vesselin Stanev, Bulgarian pianist
