Tanev is a Bulgarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksandar Tanev, Bulgarian Army officer Anton Yugov (Anton Tanev Yugov), Bulgarian politician Badr Salem Nayef (born Petar Tanev), Qatari weightlifter Brandon Tanev, Canadian ice hockey player Christopher Tanev, Canadian ice hockey player Ivan Tanev, Bulgarian former hammer thrower Lachezar Tanev, Bulgarian former footballer Milcho Tanev, Bulgarian footballer Milen Tanev, Bulgarian footballer Peter Tanev, Danish/Bulgarian weather presenter Todor Tanev, Bulgarian political scientist and sociologist Vasil Tanev, Bulgarian tried for complicity in the Reichstag fire in 1933.