Sanakoyev or Sanakoev (Russian: Санакоев), feminine: Sanakoyeva or Sanakoeva, is a Russian-language surname of Ossetian origin. It is a patronymic surname derived from the Ossetian given name Sanako () by adding the patronymic suffix -ev/yev. The native Ossetian form is . Modern Russian transliterations are . The Georgian language form of the family name is Sanakoshvili, derived with the Georgian patronymic suffix shvili.Единый государственный реестр осетинских фамильных имен [Unified State Register of Ossetian Family Names] The surname may refer to the following notable people: David Sanakoev (born 1976), Ossetian politician Dmitry Sanakoyev (born 1969), South Ossetian and Georgian politician Grigory Sanakoev (1935–2021), Russian chess player Igor Sanakoyev (born 1946), South Ossetian politician
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