Surnames in Megrelia


 

·         gabedava – chkhorodsqhu, zugdidi, dsalenjikha, mukhuri, kortskheli, thaia, kurzu, akhuthi, big dsqhoni, lower qvaloni, khabume

·         gabelaia – abasha, zugdidi, naesakao, norio, tqhviri, old abasha, khamisquri

·         gabelia – zugdidi, senaki, dsalenjikha, chkhorodsqhu, ushufathi, lower qvaloni, khabume, anaklia, akhalsopheli (khobi region), nakiphu, khetha, khorshi, darcheli, tsaishi 

·         gabeskiria – senaki, phothi, sagabeskirio, dsaqvinji, kakhathi(?)

·         gabeshia – martvili, inchkhuri, khundsi, nalephsao

·         gabechava – zugdidi, senaki, jikhaskari, khorshi, anaklia

·         gabechia – martvili, zugdidi, phothi, jikhaskari

·         gabia – zugdidi region

·         gabilaia – zugdidi, khobi, khetha, orulu

·         gabiskiria – zugdidi, senaki, orsantia

·         gabisonia – zugdidi, martvili, chkhorodsqhu, khobi, belidsqhu, kurzu, khetha, nagvazavo, abasthumani, koki, tchkaduashi, odishi, orulu, big dsqhoni

·         gabisqiria – kakhathi

·         gablaia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, abasha

·         gabrava – khobi, zugdidi, bulitchqhu, khetha, abasthumani, ergetha

·         gabunia – dsalenjikha, bandza, gezathi, sujuna, orsantia, chhkhoria, lower qvaloni, najakhao, big nedzi, marani, shamgona, thamakoni, kurzu, menji, leqajie

·         gabuchia – senaki, zugdidi, ledzadzame (most of them had an origin of petty nobility  - the aznaurebi).

·         gageskua – existence of the surname confirms the place-name na(g)ageskou (plough-land in skurdi)

·         gagnidze – gezathi

·         gagua – martvili, big dsqhoni, taleri, abedathi, naqalaqevi, salkhino, vedidkari, tchithadsqhari, lekhaindravo, akhalabasthumani, akhalkhibula, darcheli, sephiethi, bandza, satqhebuchavo

·         gagulia – kethilari, akhalsopheli (khobi region), ingiri, khorga 

·         gadelia – zugdidi, senaki, ontopho, khetha, akhalsopheli (senaki region), ingiri, naqalaqevi, akhalabasthumani, gejethi, oqtomberi, kidsia(?)

·         gadilia – martvili, senaki, kidsia, taleri, gurdzemi, nagvazavo, big dsqhoni, thamakoni

·         gadrani – lia

·         galdava – martvili, thamakoni, tqhviri

·         gamakharia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, rukhi, kakhathi

·         gamzardia – abasha, phothi, sujuna

·         gamisonia - zugdidi, dsalenjikha, ganarjiis mukhuri, koki, kvauthi, mogiri, tchkaduashi, abasthumani, tchikhu (former village in khobi region), first khorga  

·         gamsakhurdia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, akhuthi, kakhathi, abasha, old abasha, old senaki, big dsqhoni, oqtomberi, nosiri, first nosiri, gejethi, dsqhemi

·         ganaia – martvili, phothi, khundsi

·         ganarjia – ganarjiis mukhuri, najakhavo

·         gangava – zana, saesebuo

·         gangia – senaki, zugdidi, abasha

·         garganjia – zugdidi, martvili, senaki, narazeni, vedidkari

·         gardava – zugdidi, tsaishi, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), oqtomberi

·         garuchava – senaki, phothi, abasha, theklathi, mukhuri

·         gasviani – khorshi, tsizethi

·         gadserelia – martvili, zugdidi, sergiethi, menji, old khibula

·         gakharia – chkhorodsqhu, zugdidi, mukhuri, khabume, tsaishi, lower chkhorodsqhu, lower qvaloni, zumi, orulu, dsalenjikha, chkhoushi

·         gakhokia – martvili, phothi, vedidkari, old senaki, middle khorga , nojikhevi, uphalkari (shromiskari)

·         gakhokidze – martvili, najakhavo, khundsi, bandza, riqhe, old senaki

·         gajoraia – zugdidi

·         gahava – this surname is restored by the place-name egahae/legahe, hill in salkhino

·         geberava – this surname is restored by the part of settlement place nageberavo (najakhavo family)

·         gegelia – zugdidi, martvili, salkhino, qolobani, odishi, akhalabasthumani, little  phothi, oche, dsachkhuri, letsave

·         gegenava – senaki, phothi, gejethi, nosiri, dsqhebi, qariata

·         gegeshidze – abasha, qolobani, First May, samiqao

·         gegetchkori – martvili, zugdidi, inchkhuri, tsaishi, tchithadsqharo, urtha, nagvazavo, darcheli, najakhavo, akhalkakhathi, kakhathi, bandza, oqtomberi (zugdidi region), nalephsao, ontopho, matskhovriskari, nojikhevi, sukhcha

·         gegia – martvili, nosiri, gatchedili

·         gedenidze – tchkadua, dsalenjikha

·         gedia – this surname is restored by the place-name nagedu. This is a name of hill in garakhashi (in the area of lesordie)

·         gethia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, jikhaskari, jvari, darcheli, kakhathi

·         gelava – martvili, lekhaindravo

·         gelazonia – abasha region

·         gelantia – chkhorodsqhu, zugdidi, zumi, guriphuli, khobi, khorshi

·         gelashvili – akhalsopheli (khobi region), sagvichio

·         gelenava – zugdidi, orsantia, koki, kakhathi, khetha, upper qvaloni

·         gelenidze – khundsi, lower tchaladidi, rukhi, akhalkhibula

·         gelovani – khetha, jaghira

·         gelozia – senaki, phothi

·         gelkhveidze – tchalenjikhis raioni

·         gerantia – zugdidi, senaki, oqtomberi

·         gergaia – khobi, zugdidi, phothi, nojikhevi, belidsqhu, khetha, qarita

·         gergedava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, phakhulani, lia, ingiri, rukhi, tchale, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), kakhathi, koki, tsaishi, mekhuri

·         gergvania – this surname is confirmed by the place-name gergvania. This is a name of the woods and hills  in reki’s left side (mazandara)

·         gergia – zugdidi region

·         gerenava – abasha, zugdidi, senaki, norio

·         gerekhelia – zugdidi, orsantia, rukhi

·         gerekhelidze – anaklia

·         gerzmava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         gerliani – odoshi, chhkhoria

·         gersamia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, akhuthi, dsalenjikha, nasoflari legersame

·         gejeria - this surname is confirmed by the place-name nalegejeru (hill in vejinji)

·         gvagvalia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, riqhe, chhkhoria

·         gvazava – abasha, martvili, norio, khobi, nagvazavo, qolobani, lekhaindravo, alertkari, khetha, old senaki, tsaishi

·         gvazbaia – senaki, zugdidi

·         gvathua – phothi, senaki, tsaishi, upper qvaloni, khobi, khetsera, tsizethi, matskhovriskari (later name -  ganathlebiskari)

·         gvalia – zestafoni, martvili, kakhathi, tqhviri, khundsi, khobi, nojikhevi, middle khorga, akhalsopheli (khobi region), bia, belidsqhu, khorshi, tsizethi, cilori

·         gvaralia – zugdidi and senaki regions

·         gvaramia – zugdidi, senaki, theklathi, chhkhoria, oqtomberi, little  khorga, dsogha, norio, taleri, edseri, ingiri, tsaishis kakhathi

·         gvaramiani – zugdidi region

·         gvasalia – senaki khobi, phothi, khorshi, menji, nojikhevi, anaklia, darcheli, guriphuli, lower tchaladidi, tchithadsqhari, qariata, thamakoni, oqtomberi, davithiani, zeni, bashi, skuria 

·         gvadzabia – senaki, zugdidi, khobi, zana, kethilari, lower qvaloni, lower tchaladidi, ushufathi

·         gvadzava – gvars aghadgens oikonimi sagvadza (zeni, nojikhevi family)

·         gvadzabia – zugdidi region, chhkhoria

·         gvakharia – zugdidi

·         gvajava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         gvajaia – zugdidi, abasha, khamisquri, orulu, ingiri, sephiethi, sakukavo

·         gvajilava - this surname is restored by the place-name nagvajilu (hills in little  dsogha)

·         gvelesiani – lower tchaladidi

·         gvilava – martvili, zugdidi, abasha, thamakoni, qvaithi, najavakho, sachino, old abasha, big dsqhoni, odishi, dsqhemi, chqvaleri

·         gvilia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, qhulishkari, lia, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), kortskheli, orulu, sachino, dsaqvinji, ergetha

·         gvichia – phothi, senaki, sagvichio, theklathi, phothi

·         gvichiani – chhkhoria

·         gigava – zugdidi, senaki, jgali, medani

·         gigaia – nakhunavo

·         gigani – tchkadua, akhalsopheli

·         gigashvili – lower tchaladidi

·         gigiberia – phothi, senaki, zugdidi, old senaki, obuji, ganarjiis mukhuri, qariata, darcheli, khorga, big koki

·         gidelia – zugdidi region, thaia

·         gigineishvili – gezathi, First May, anaklia, marani, naesakao, qolobani, tqhviri

·         girgvliani – riqhe

·         girgolava da girgolia – see grigolava, grigolia

·         gobechia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, ledsurdsume, sachino, jikhaskari, tchkaduashi

·         gogava – abasha, qolobani, gezathi, akhalsopheli (senaki region)

·         gogaia – martvili, khundsi

·         gogatishvili – sagvichio

·         gogebashvili – old senaki, dsqhemi, norio

·         gogeliani – akhalabasthumani

·         gogenashvili – uphalkari (shromiskari)

·         gogenia – senaki, khobi, sajijao, khorshi

·         gogia – senaki, zugdidi, legogie, legogie-nasaju, ledzadzame, photskho, kidsia, akhalsopheli (senaki region), akhalkhibula , old senaki, big dsqhoni, narazeni, lower qvaloni, akhuthi, abedathi, upper da lower riqhe, zubi  

·         gogiava – martvili, lekhaindravo

·         gogiberia – zugdidi, senaki

·         gogiberidze – dsalenjikha

·         gogilava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, chqvaleri, abasthumani, lia, khobi

·         goginava – senaki, zugdidi, ushufathi, tsaishi, zana, orsantia, nosiri, bandza, ingiri, legogine

·         goginashvili – eki

·         gogishvili – abasha, First May, marani

·         gogolava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         gogoladze – sagvichio, akhalsopheli (khobi region), old senaki

·         gogoli – senaki, phothi, reka

·         gogolishvili – bulitchqhu

·         gogonaia – abasha, phothi, senaki, sephiethi, gejethi

·         gogondzia – phothi

·         gogodze – lower tchaladidi, martvili

·         gogokhia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, phakhulani, lia, chhkhoria, odishi, tchale, ganarjiis mukhuri, jvari, tqhaia

·         gogsania – zugdidi region, phothi

·         gogsadze – rukhi, tchaladidi

·         gogua – chkhorodsqhu, zugdidi, naphichkhovo, lower chkhorodsqhu, khabuma, lower qvaloni, lesitchine, khetha, akhalabasthumani

·         gogulia – old existence of the surname is confirmed by the place-name legogulie, area between lekartozie and lemalanie (second mokhashi)

  • gogkhania - zugdidi

·         godoradze – senaki, nojikhevi

·         godua - old existence of the surname is confirmed by the place-name nagodu, hill in jumithshi (khabumi family)

·         gothishia – abasha, First May

·         golava – zugdidi, senaki, lower tchaladidi, akhalsopheli

·         golandzia – gali region

·         golethiani – chhkhoria

·         golobiani – zugdidi, narazeni

·         golubiani – ganarjiis mukhuri

·         gorgadze – akhalsopheli

·         gorgiladze – kethilari

·         gordeziani – nosiri

·         gordelava – zugdidi, abasha

·         gordulava – dsalenjikha, zugdidi

·         gorduladze – chkhorodsqhu, khabume

·         gorozia – senaki, phothi, martvili, thamakoni, kidsia, lesitchine

·         goroziani – senaki, phothi

·         goroshidze – nosiri

·         goqadze – nosiri, chkhorodsqhu

·         goqsania – see gogsania

·         goshua – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, kirtskhi, leteshi, lesitchine   

·         gochava – zugdidi and tchalenjikha regions

·         gocholava – this surname is restored by the place-name legochole, woods and hills in qvarcheli, nakhurcilavoshi

·         gocholeishvili – abasha, phothi, ontopho, qolobani, kethilari, edseri (ontopho family)

·         gochua – see gochava

·         gocadze – sagvichio

·         gociridze – khobi

·         godzilandze – zugdidi region

·         grigalava – martvili, senaki, nagvazavo

·         grigalashvili – akhalsopheli (khobi region), senaki, saeliavo, nalephsao

·         grigolava – senaki, zugdidi, oqtomberi, sergiethi

·         grigolaia – zugdidi, senaki, narazeni, ledzadzame

·         grogolia – senaki, First May, naqalaqevi, tchithadsqhari, abasha, old abasha, darcheli, eki, marani, old senaki, sagvaramio, tsizethi, uphalkari, qvishantchala, okhurei (khoiri), theklathi

·         gugava – anaklia, akhalabasthumani, tsaishi

·         gugulava – kethilari

·         gugunava – senaki, khorshi, sagugunavo, nobulevi, godogani, nogha

·         gugusiani – little  phothi

·         gugushvili – abasha, senaki, sujuna, kethilari, nosiri, naesakio, old abasha, kadari, sabokuchavo, kodori, edseri, dsalikari

·         guguchia – zugdidi, kakhathi, darcheli, tsaishi

·         gudava – senaki, old senaki

·         gulaia – zugdidi, orsantia

·         gularia – zugdidi

·         gulbani – tchkaduashi, odishi

·         gulbiani – belidsqhu

·         guledani – belidsqhu

·         gulia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         guliashvili – khabume

·         gulisia – this surname is restored by the place-name nagulisu/nagulusu (hills in nobulevshi, sabigva area)

  • guliskeria – zugdidi, abasha
  • gulishia – obuji

·         gulordava – zugdidi, martvili, dsalenjikha, salkhino, odishi, tchkaduashi, ledsurdsume, rukhi, koki, gurdzemi, akhalkakhathi, tchithadsqharo, kidsia, sachino, dsachkhuri

·         gulua – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, dsalenjikha, khabume, qhulishkari, anaklia, akhalabasthumani, abedathi, lia, alertkari, darcheli, rukhi, ingiri, sagvichio, leqajaie

·         gunava – senaki, phothi, rukhi, khorshi, ledsurdsume, vakha, second mokhashi

·         gunia – senaki, phothi, zanathi, old senaki, eki, First May

·         gunjua – zugdidi, orsantia, phothi

·         guralia – zugdidi, qariata

·         gurgulia – zugdidi and tchalenjikha regions

·         gurguliani – zugdidi region

·         gurieli – dsalenjikha, zugdidi, senaki, medani, odishi, chhkhoria, naguru

·         gurchiani – odishi, chhkhoria

·         guruli – lower tchaladidi, senaki

·         guchua – dsalenjikha, zugdidi, phakhulani, rukhi

·         gujejiani – tchkaduashi, akhalsopheli, chhkhoria

 

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  • ghadaladze – senaki, old senaki
  • ghadua – zugdidi, phothi, khobi, bia, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), nojikhevi
  • ghambeshia – its version: khambeshia, was settled as passport surname in senaki
  • ghankania – the surname is settled by the place-name leghankane, hill qoqhoshi (mukhuri family)
  • ghaghanadze – senaki, akhalsopheli (senaki region)
  • ghatchava – zugdidi, martvili, rukhi, ingiri, tsaishi, vedidkari
  • ghvamberia – senaki, zugdidi, akhalabasthumani, shua khorshi
  • ghvamichava – phothi, lower tchaladidi, saghvamichavo, new saghvamichavo
  • ghvania – abasha, phothi, sephiethi
  • ghvinjilia – dsalenjikha, zugdidi, fuqi, zana, photskho, akhalkhibula, akhalsopheli (senaki region), lesitchine, kakhathi, zumi, mukhuri
  • ghorjomelidze – kethilari
  • ghubeladze – akhalsopheli (zugdidi region)
  • ghulava – oqtomberi
  • ghulathava – zugdidi, darcheli
  • ghurathava – the surname is confirmed by the place-names: leghurathe, wood-pasture in  khobisdsqhli gorge; naghurathu/naghorathu – hill in leghvinjile
  • ghurdskaia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, rukhi, shamgona, old khibula, akhalabasthumani, doshaqhe, akhalkhibula, ganarjiis mukhuri, darcheli, big dsqhoni, narazeni, odishi, lia, akhalkakhathi, tsaishis kakhathi
  • ghurtchumelia – martvili
  • ghurjia – phothi, khobi, zugdidi, middle khorga, qariata