Cognomen Taniev (Таниев 
, Taniev 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The last name Taniev is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Taniev is the forename as well as the last name.