Family name Panajew (Panajew 
, Панаєв 
, Панаев 
) , in all the world, is a rare surname. The surname Panajew is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, Russia, and Belarus. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Very seldom, Panajew is the forename as well as the last name.