Stanev (, female form Staneva (Станева); also appearing in the German transliteration variant Stanew) is a Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Russian surname which is derived either from Stan or Stane – both diminutives of the male given name Stanislav (with the meaning "to become glorious") – by adding the east Slavic patronymic suffix -ев (-ev). Notable people with the surname include:
Emiliyan Stanev (1907–1979), pseudonym of Bulgarian prose writer Nikola Stoyanov Stanev Evgeny Stanev (born 1979), Russian judoka Ivan Stanev (born 1959), Bulgarian-born German author, theatre and film director Mladen Stanev (born 1974), Bulgarian conductor Pavel Stanev (born 1986), Bulgarian football goalkeeper Petar Stanev (born 1975), former Bulgarian footballer Radostin Stanev (born 1975), former Bulgarian footballer Rumen Stanev (born 1973), Bulgarian Roman Catholic bishop Sergey Stanev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer of Ukrainian descent Vesselin Stanev (born 1964), Bulgarian pianist References