Nechayev or Nechaev (), feminine: Nechayeva/Nechaeva is a Russian patronymic surname dereved from the name Nechay with the Slavic patronymic suffix '-ev'. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexey Nechayev (born 1966), Russian entrepreneur and politician
Andrey Nechayev (born 1953), Russian politician, scientist and economist Anna Nechaeva (born 1976), Russian soprano singer Elina Nechayeva (born 1991), Estonian singer
Konstantin Vladimirovich Nechaev or (1926-2003), Russian Orthodox Church bishop and metropolitan Leonid Nechayev (1939–2010), Russian children's film director Marina Nechaeva or Oleg Nechayev (born 1971), Russian football coach and a former player (born 1963), Ukrainian politician Pyotr Nechayev (1842–1905), Russian religious writer and lecturer Sergei Nechaev (1847–1882), Russian revolutionary Stepan Nechayev (1792–1860), Russian historian Victor Nechayev (born 1955), Russian ice hockey player Viktor Nechaev (born 1972), Russian rugby league player Vladimir Nechaev (1908–1969), Soviet singer Yaroslava Nechaeva, Russian ice dancer Yelena Nechayeva (born 1979), Russian fencer Yury Nechaev-Maltsov (1834–1913), Russian glassware manufacturer, landlord and patron of art
See also
ru:Нечаев