Khodzhayev, Khodzhaev, Khojayev or Khojaev (Uzbek: Xo‘jayev; Russian: Ходжаев) is an Asian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Khodzhayeva, Khodzhaeva, Khojaeva or Khojaeva. It may refer to Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896–1938), Uzbekistani politician Mo'ina Khojaeva (born 1941), Uzbekistani Tajik poet and short story writer Rustam Khojayev (born 1973), Tajikistani footballer Sukhrob Khodzhayev (born 1993), Uzbekistani Olympic hammer thrower Uzbek-language surnames Tajik-language surnames