Tagaev, also Tagayev (masculine, Cyrillic Тагаев) or Tagaeva (feminine, Cyrillic Тагаева) is a surname of Turkic origin. The surname is slavicised from Tagai and literally means Tagai's.
People with the surname Abdoujapar Tagaev (1953–2017), Kyrgyzstani politician Bobirjon Tagaev (born 1993), Uzbekistani Muaythai practitioner (born 1940), Kyrgyzstani composer, People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan Magomed Tagaev (born 1948), ideologist of Dagestani separatists Murataly Tagaev (born 1978), Kyrgyzstani politician Elman Tagaýew (born 1989), Turkmen footballer Ramazan Tagaev, fictional character from the film
Further reading Тагаевы. Сборник фамильных преданий Осетии