Family name Панаєв (Panajew 
, Панаєв 
, Panayev 
) , all around the world, is a very rare last name. The cognomen Панаєв is habitual in Israel, where it is a rare surname, Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare surname. Also, Панаєв is the forename as well as the last name.