Kanev is a surname of Slavic origin. It may refer to:
Ivan Kanev (born 1984), Bulgarian football player Peycho Kanev (born 1980), Bulgarian writer Radan Kanev (born 1975), Bulgarian politician Tihomir Kanev (born 1986), Bulgarian football player Yitzhak Kanev (1896–1980), Israeli political leader
See also Kanevsky (disambiguation) Kaniv, a city in Ukraine