Balayan (Armenian: Բալայան) is an Armenian surname. Notable people with this surname include:

Arsen Balayan (born 1972), Russian-Uzbekistani football player and manager Karen Balayan (born 1975), Armenian-Ukrainian judoka Roman Balayan (born 1941), Ukrainian-Armenian film director Tigran Balayan (born 1977), Armenian diplomat and historian Zori Balayan (1935–2026), Armenian writer

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