Nureyev, Nureev, Nuriyev, or Nuriev (Russian: Нуреев, Tatar: Нуриев, Bashkir: Нуриев) is a Russianized Muslim masculine family name meaning "light". Its feminine counterpart is Nureyeva, Nureeva, Nuriyeva, or Nurieva. It may refer to:
- Aydar Nuriev (born 1994), Russian racing driver
- Elkhan Nuriyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani political scientist
- Ilgiz Nuriyev (1984), Russian ice hockey player
- Marat Nuriyev (born 1966), Russian politician
- Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of Tatar and Bashkir origin
- Rustem Nureev (1950–2023), Russian scientist and economist
- Sevda Nuriyeva (born 1987), Azerbaijani footballer
- Nureyev (1977–2001), a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire
- Nureyev (crater), a crater on Mercury