Abdulayev (Russian: Абдулае́в; masculine) or Abdulayeva (Абдула́ева; feminine) is an Azerbaijani, Russian, and Central Asian surname. Variants of this surname include Abdalin/Abdalina (Абда́лин/Абда́лина), Abdulin/Abdulina (Абду́лин/Абду́лина), Abdullayev/Abdullayeva (Абдулла́ев/Абдулла́ева), Abdullin/Abdullina (Абду́ллин/Абду́ллина), Abdulov/Abdulova (Абду́лов/Абду́лова), Babdulin/Babdulina (Бабду́лин/Бабду́лина), and Babdullin/Babdullina (Бабду́ллин/Бабду́ллина).
All these surnames derive from various forms of the given name Abdullah (Abdulla), which itself is derived from Arabic "abd allāh", meaning god's servant or god's slave.
People with the surnameEldar Abdulayev (born 1985), Kazakhstani ice-hockey playerErkebek Abdulaev (Abdulayev), author and former KGB lieutenant colonelGuerman Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Russian judokaJahongir Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Uzbekistani freestyle belt wrestling gold medalist at the 2009 Asian Indoor GamesLevan Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Georgian association football player for FC Kakheti Telavi in 2007–2008Magomed Abdulayev, Prime Minister under Magomedsalam Magomedov, the President of the Republic of Dagestan in Russia in 2010–2013Mubariz Abdulayev, Azerbaijani kickboxer who lost to Albert Kraus, Dutch kickboxer, in 2012Muhamedzhan Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Kyrgyzstani association football player for FC ManasMurad Abdulaev (Abdulayev), mixed martial artist who lost to Alexander Yakovlev in 2013Murtazali Abdulayev, association football player in reserve during the 2010 FC Anzhi Makhachkala seasonMustafa Abdulayev, one of the Russian official Islam clerics who organized public theological discussions with Kunta-haji, Chechen Muslim mysticNatella Abdulaeva (Abdulayeva), costume designer for Sinead Kerr, Scottish ice dancerOmar Abdulayev (born 1978), Tajikistani GITMO detaineeTagir Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Russian heavyweight judoka at the 1994 Goodwill Games