Izmaylov, İzmaylov or Izmailov () is a masculine surname common in the former Soviet countries, derived from the given name Ismail. Its feminine counterpart is Izmailova, İzmayılova or Izmaylova. It may refer to: Alexander Izmailov (1779–1831), Russian fabulist, prosaist, and journalist Chingis Izmailov (1944–2011), Russian psychophysiologist and psychophysicist Enver İzmaylov, Ukrainian folk-jazz musician Galiya Izmaylova (1923–2010), Soviet ballerina and People's Artist of the USSR Gerasim Izmailov, (1745–1795) Russian sea explorer Katerina Izmailova (swimmer) (born 1977), Tajikistani swimmer Marat Izmailov, (born 1982) Russian association football player Michelle Izmaylov, (born 1991) Russian/American novelist Sergey Izmaylov (born 1975), Ukrainian triple jumper Tolekan Ismailova, Kyrgyz human rights defender Vyacheslav Izmailov, army major and later correspondent, human rights hero of the First Chechen War in the 1990s Züleyxa Izmailova (born 1985), Estonian politician, chairwoman of the Estonian Greens party See also Ismailov Dmitri Shostakovich's 1934 opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is sometimes referred to as Ismailova Katerina Izmailova (film), a 1966 Soviet film adaptation of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District İsmailoğlu References Surnames of Turkmenistan origin Turkmen-language surnames Azerbaijani-language surnames Kazakh-language surnames Kyrgyz-language surnames Russian-language surnames Tajik-language surnames Uzbek-language surnames Surnames of Kyrgyzstani origin Surnames of Kazakhstani origin Surnames of Uzbekistani origin Surnames of Tajikistani origin Surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names