Tanev is a Bulgarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anton Yugov (Anton Tanev Yugov), Bulgarian politician
Christopher Tanev, Canadian ice hockey player
Lachezar Tanev, Bulgarian former footballer
Milen Tanev, Bulgarian footballer
Milcho Tanev, Bulgarian footballer
Ivan Tanev, Bulgarian former hammer thrower
Peter Tanev, Danish/Bulgarian weather presenter
Badr Salem Nayef (born Petar Tanev), Qatari weightlifter
Vasil Tanev, Bulgarian tried for complicity in the Reichstag fire in 1933.
