Konoe (written: 近衛 or 近衞) is a Japanese surname. It is sometimes spelled "Konoye" based on historical kana usage. Notable people with the surname include:
- Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇, 1139–1155), the 76th emperor of Japan
- Konoe Atsumaro (近衛 篤麿, 1863–1904), Japanese politician and journalist
- Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿, 1891–1945), Japanese politician and the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan
- Konoe Fusatsugu (近衛 房嗣, 1402–1488), Japanese kugyō
- Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿, 1898–1973), Japanese classical composer and conductor
- Konoe Hisamichi (近衛 尚通, 1472–1544), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Hisatsugu (近衛 尚嗣, 1622–1653), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Iehira (近衛 家平, 1282–1324), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Iehiro (近衛 家熈, 1667–1736), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Iehisa (近衛 家久, 1687–1737), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Iemoto (近衛 家基, 1261–1296), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Iezane (近衛 家実, 1179–1243), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Kanetsugu (近衛 兼嗣, 1360–1388), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Kanetsune (近衛 兼経, 1210–1259), Japanese kugyō
- Jūshirō Konoe (近衛 十四郎, 1914–1977), Japanese actor
- Konoe Masaie (近衛 政家, 1445–1505), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Michitsugu (近衛 道嗣, 1333–1387), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Motohira (近衛 基平, 1246–1268), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Motohiro (近衛 基熈, 1648–1722), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Motomichi (近衛 基通, 1160–1233), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Motosaki (近衛 基前, 1783–1820), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Mototsugu (近衛 基嗣, 1305–1354), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Motozane (近衛 基実, 1143–1166), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Nobuhiro (近衛 信尋, 1599–1649), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Nobutada (近衛 信尹, 1565–1614), Japanese courtier, poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist
- Konoe Sakihisa (近衛 前久, 1536–1612), Japanese kuge
- Konoe Tadafusa (近衛 忠房, 1838–1873), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Tadahiro (近衛 忠熙, 1808–1898), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Tadatsugu (近衛 忠嗣, 1383–1454), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Taneie (近衛 稙家, 1503–1566), Japanese kugyō
- Tadateru Konoe (近衛 忠煇, born 1939), president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Konoe Tsunehira (近衛 経平, 1287–1318), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Tsunehiro (近衛 経熙, 1761–1799), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Tsunetada (近衛 経忠, 1302–1352), Japanese kugyō
- Konoe Uchisaki (近衛 内前, 1728–1785), Japanese kugyō
- Yasuko Konoe (近衛 甯子, born 1944), Japanese princess