Valeyev or Valeev (Cyrillic: Валеев) is a Tatar masculine surname closely related to Valiyev, its feminine counterpart is Valeyeva or Valeeva. Notable people with the surname include: Alisher Valeyev (born 1998), Russian rapper known as Morgenshtern Ernest Valeev (born 1950), Russian politician Igor Valeev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player Natalia Valeeva (born 1969), Italian archer Ramil Valeyev (born 1973), Russian footballer and manager Rinar Valeyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer Ruslan Valeyev (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer Zilya Valeeva (born 1952), Russian Tatar politician Zukhra Valeeva (born 1947), Russian master builder