Alaev, Alayev (masculine), Alaeva, Alayeva (feminine) is a surname. It may be a Russian-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Eduard Alayev (born 1967), Israeli former Olympic sport shooter (born 1979), Ukrainian prima ballerina Leonid Alaev (1932–2023), Soviet and Russian historian and indologist Serhiy Alayev, Ukrainian footballer

See also

Aliev