Nalbandian or Nalbandyan (; Western Armenian: Նալպանտեան, Persian: نعلبندیان) is an Armenian surname that derives from , which is of Persian origin.

Nalbandian may refer to:

People Nalbandian Abbas Nalbandian (1947–1987), Iranian playwright Armen Nalbandian (born 1978), American Jazz pianist/composer David Nalbandian (born 1982), Argentine tennis player Edward Nalbandian (1927–2006), Armenian-American businessman, owner of Zachary All Clothing John B. Nalbandian (born 1969), Armenian-American/Japanese-American lawyer and judge Joseph Nalbandian (1919–after 1985), Lebanese Armenian football player and manager Louise Nalbandian, Armenian-American historian and professor Maria Nalbandian (born 1985), Lebanese Armenian singer Mikayel Nalbandian (1829–1866), Armenian writer, poet, political theorist and activist Tigran Nalbandian (1975–2025), Armenian chess grandmaster

Nalbandyan Aleksan Nalbandyan (born 1971), Armenian and Russian amateur boxer Aram Nalbandyan (1908 – 1987), Soviet physicist Dmitry Nalbandyan (1906 – 1993), Georgian-Armenian painter Eduard Nalbandyan (born 1956), Armenian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs Suren Nalbandyan (born 1956), Soviet wrestler

Places Nalbandyan, a town in Armenia