Makhnev (masculine, ) or Makhneva (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Denis Makhnev (born 2000), Kazakhstani chess grandmaster Elena Makhnev, Mexican violinist Gennady Makhnev (born 1951), Soviet sprint canoer Marharyta Makhneva (born 1992), Belarusian sprint canoeist, wife of Vadzim Vadzim Makhneu (born 1979), Belarusian flatwater canoer, son of Gennady
See also Makhneva, Perm Krai, a village in Russia