Melentyev, feninine: Melentyeva, also Melentiev () is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Melentiy (Meletius). Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Melentyev (1954–2015), Soviet sport shooter Mariya Melentyeva (1924–1942) World War II Soviet partisan Vasilisa Melentyeva ( 1575), the legendary or real sixth wife of Ivan the Terrible (1916–1984), Russian Soviet writer Yuri Melentiev (born 1964), Kyrgyz sport shooter (1932–1997), Soviet and Russian author, state functionary, Minister of Culture of RSFSR
See also
Meletiev