Bakayev or Bakaev is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Bakaev (1964–2009), Russian paralympic swimmer Eduard Bakayev (born 1978), Russian football player Khasan Bakayev (1959–2025), Chechen historian Mikhail Bakayev (born 1987), Russian football player Ulugbek Bakayev (born 1978), Uzbekistan football player Zelimkhan Bakayev (born 1996), Russian football player Zelim Bakaev (born 1992), Russian singer of Chechen origin. Disappeared in 2017.