Nayef (Arabic: نايف) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
Nayef Mubarak Al Khater, Qatari footballerNayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933–2012), Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaNayef Rajoub, Palestinian politicianSurname:
Badr Salem Nayef, Qatari weightlifterMuhammad bin Nayef, Saudi politicianPrince Asem bin Al Nayef, Jordanian princeSaud bin Nayef, Saudi diplomatTalal Nayef, Kuwaiti footballerNayef formerly Abdeel Lao Bangsamoro people from Mindanao Island Philippines. ;Nayef, Means is a Nakkuda in Meranau dialect.