Makhnev (Russian: Махнев) is a Russian surname. It is derived from the given name Makha, a diminutive of Makariy or Maksim, with the suffix -nev.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Valery Makhnev (born 1964), a Soviet and Russian sprint canoeist. He competed in the late 1980s, winning a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also earned three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1986, 1987) and one bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1987).
- Vladislav Makhnev (born 1994), a Kazakhstani sprint canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and also participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics.