Pankow or Pankov (Russian: Панков) is a surname of Slavic origin, used mostly in Russia. In Slavic countries it is reserved for males, while the feminine counterpart is Pankowa or Pankova. It is also a habitational name from a Slavic place name derived from the Slavic element pank, penk "swamp" and -ow "place" (German: -au). Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Pankov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
Bill Pankow (born 1952), American film editor
Chuck Pankow (born 1969), American dart player
Gisela Pankow (1914–1998), French psychoanalyst
James Pankow (born 1947), American trombone player and songwriter, founding member of the band Chicago
John Pankow (born 1954), American actor, brother of James Pankow
Konstantin Pankov (1910–1942), Soviet painter
Larisa Pankova (born 1991), Russian road bicycle racer
Marina Pankova (born 1963), Russian volleyball player
Natalia Pankova (born 1965), Russian artist
Radovan Pankov (born 1995), Serbian football defender
Sergei Pankov (disambiguation), several people
Steven Pankow (1908–1993), Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York (1954–1957)
Vladimir Pankov, Soviet sprint canoer
Yevgeni Pankov (born 1983), Russian football player
