Abdulayev

Abdulayev or Abdulaev (Russian: Абдулае́в; masculine) or Abdulayeva/Abdulaeva (Абдула́ева; feminine) is a surname in Russian,^[1] Caucasian, and Central Asian languages.

Variants are Abdullaev and Abdullayev. Similar surnames include Abdalin/Abdalina (Абда́лин/Абда́лина), Abdulin/Abdulina (Абду́лин/Абду́лина), Abdullin/Abdullina (Абду́ллин/Абду́ллина), Abdulov/Abdulova (Абду́лов/Абду́лова), Babdulin/Babdulina (Бабду́лин/Бабду́лина), and Babdullin/Babdullina (Бабду́ллин/Бабду́ллина).^[1] All these surnames slavicised from various forms of the given name Abdullah (Abdulla), which itself is derived from Arabic "abd allāh", meaning god's servant or god's slave.^[1]

People with the name Abdulayev include:

• Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev (born 1959), Dagestani Mufti, Chairman of the Dagestani Council of Alims
• Eldar Abdulayev (born 1985), Kazakhstani ice-hockey player
• German Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Russian judoka
• Magomed Abdulaev (Abdulayev; 1961–2023), Russian lawyer and politician
• Omar Abdulayev (born 1978), Tajikistani Guantanamo detainee
• Saadat Abdulaeva, birth name of Saadat Dalgatova, Russian female boxer