Stanev

Stanev (Bulgarian: Станев, female form Staneva (Станева); also appearing in the German transliteration variant Stanew) is a Bulgarian,^[1][2][3] Ukrainian^[3] and Russian^[3] surname which is derived either from Stan or Stane – both diminutives of the male given name Stanislav (with the meaning "to become glorious") –^[1][4] by adding the east Slavic patronymic suffix -ев (-ev). Notable people with the surname include:

• Emiliyan Stanev (1907–1979), pseudonym of Bulgarian prose writer Nikola Stoyanov Stanev
• Evgeny Stanev (born 1979), Russian judoka
• Ivan Stanev (born 1959), Bulgarian-born German author, theatre and film director
• Mladen Stanev (born 1974), Bulgarian conductor
• Pavel Stanev (born 1986), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
• Petar Stanev (born 1975), former Bulgarian footballer
• Radostin Stanev (born 1975), former Bulgarian footballer
• Sergey Stanev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer of Ukrainian descent
• Vesselin Stanev (born 1964), Bulgarian pianist