What is "afandiyev"

Afandiyev (masculine, ) or Afandiyeva (feminine, ) is an Azerbaijani surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Elchin Afandiyev (born 1943), Azerbaijani writer, academic and politician
• Ilyas Afandiyev (1914–1996), Azerbaijani Soviet writer
• Narmina Afandiyeva (born 1976), Azerbaijani classical pianist
• Sultan Majid Afandiyev (1887–1938), Azerbaijani revolutionary and politician