Pankow or Pankov () is a surname of Slavic origin, used mostly in Russia. In Slavic countries it is reserved for males, while the feminine counterpart is Pankowa or Pankova. It is also a habitational name from a Slavic place name derived from the Slavic element pank, penk "swamp" and -ow "place" (). Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Pankov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
Bill Pankow (born 1952), American film editor
Ekaterina Pankova, Russian volleyball player
Gisela Pankow (1914–1998), French psychoanalyst
James Pankow (born 1947), American trombone player and songwriter, founding member of the band Chicago John Pankow (born 1954), American actor, brother of James Pankow Konstantin Pankov (1910–1942), Soviet painter Larisa Pankova (born 1991), Russian road bicycle racer Marina Pankova (born 1963), Russian volleyball player Natalia Pankova (born 1965), Russian artist Nikolay Pankov (born 1965), Russian politician Pavel Pankov (born 1995), Russian volleyball player Radovan Pankov (born 1995), Serbian football player Rudy Pankow (born 1998), American actor Sergei Pankov (disambiguation), several people Steven Pankow (1908–1993), Mayor of Buffalo, New York Vadim Pankov, Russian volleyball trainer Vladimir Pankov, Soviet sprint canoer Yevgeni Pankov (born 1983), Russian football player