Last name Altayev (Алтаев 
, Альтаев , Altayev 
) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Altayev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Altayev is the forename as well as the last name.