Atayev, Atayew, Ataew or Ataev (masculine; Russian: Атаев) and Atayeva, Atayewa, Ataewa or Ataeva (feminine; Russian: Атaевa) is the surname of the following people: Ahmet Ataýew (born 1990), Turkmen football midfielder Aksoltan Ataýewa (born 1944), Turkmen diplomat Almas Atayev (born 1981), Kazakh judoka Artem Atayev (born 1938), Russian physicist Bozigit Ataev (born 1979), Russian mixed martial artist Fakhraddin Atayev (born 1972), Azerbaijani conductor Galina Atayeva (born 1971), Turkmen judoka Gurbanmyrat Ataýew (born 1965), Oil and Gas Minister in the Government of Turkmenistan Döwletmyrat Ataýew (born 1983), Turkmen player Merdan Ataýew (born 1995), Turkmen swimmer Muslim Atayev (1973–2005), Chechen Islamist Nariman Atayev (born 1971), Uzbek boxer Öwezgeldi Ataýew (born 1951), Turkmen politician Sabira Ataeva (1917–1993), Turkmen actress Serdaraly Ataýew (born 1984), Turkmen football player Süleýman Ataýew (born 1996), Turkmen swimmer