Kanishchev () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Kanishcheva. It may refer to Alexander Kanishchev (born 1960), Soviet football player Aleksandr Kanishchev (footballer, born 1998), Russian football player Anatoli Kanishchev (born 1971), Russian association football player Pavel Kanishchev (1986 - 2025), Russian extremist, chairman of Eurasian Youth Union