Surnames in Megrelia


 

·         abakelia – zugdidi, senaki, oqtomberi (zugdidi region), thamakoni, khetha, ingiri, qariata, akhalsopheli (senaki region), big nedzi

·         abashia – zugdidi, senaki, phothi, akhuthi (former samghebro) 

·         abashidze – lesitchene 

·         abesadze – nojikhevi

·         ablothia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, ergetha, abasha, shamgona

·         abrava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         abralava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, sachino (dsalenjikha region), lia, khetha, rukhi, chkhoria, belidsqhu, riqhe, ganarjiis mukhuri, ingiri

·         abramia – phothi, khobi, akhalsopheli (khobi region), sephiethi, qolobani, abasha, vedidkari, upper tchaladidi, ontopho, khobi, khorga

·         abramishvili – dsalenjikha, akhalsopheli (khobi region), lower tchaladidi

·         abrakhamia – martvili, senaki, sergiethi

·         abrumia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu

·         absava – zugdidi, qhulishkari, kakhathi, akhalkakhathi

·         absnadze – zugdidi, phothi, akhalkakhathi, orsantia, lower qvaloni, shamgona

·         absaridze – phothi

·         abuladze – dsalenjikha, ergetha, nakiphu, obuji, old khibula, anaklia, narazeni, qolobani, akhalsopheli (khobi region)

·         aburjania – phothi, senaki, khobi, akhalsopheli (khobi region), guriphuli, kethilari, eki, naesakao, khorga, uphalkari

·         abukhbaia – zugdidi

·         abshilava – zugdidi, senaki, dsalenjikha, abasthumani (zugdidi region), mukhuri, ingiri, thorsa-dghvaba, odishi, ledzadzame, lower qvaloni, thaia, sajijao, theklathi

·         abkhazava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·         agirbaia – darcheli

·         agumava – zugdidi, khobi, chkhoria, riqhe

·         adamia – zugdidi, senaki, martvili, eki, zana, akhalkhibula, inchkhuri, thamakoni, theklathi, orsantia, lower tchaladidi, old senaki, dsaqvinji, saadamio

·         adania – senaki, phothi, khobi, akhalsopheli (khobi region), khorshi, saadanio

·         adeishvili - akhalsopheli (khobi region)

·         adonia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, dsalenjikha, khobi, kirtskhi, sajijao, lesetchine

·         avaliani – alerti, dsaqvinji, tchale

·         athathia – martvili

·         akizhbaia – zugdidi, senaki

·         akishbaia – zugdidi

·         akobia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, kakhathi, tchale, jvari, lia, riqhe, tchithadsqhari, urtha, akhalkakhathi, tsaishi, little  edseri, muzhava

·         alania – zugdidi, senaki, qvaloni, upper qvaloni, khobi, bia, nosiri, gejethi, guriphuli, nojikhevi, ingiri, jikhaskari, urtha, khetha, menji

·         alanidze – martvili, zugdidi, kidsia

·         alasania – phothi, senaki, gejethi, lekhaiandravo, gejethi

·         algaria – tsaishi

·         aleqsandria - phothi, senaki, nojikhevi, lower qvaloni, khobi, sajijao, akhalsopheli (khobi region), bia, qariata

·         alishbaia – tqhaia, kurzu, godogani  

·         almasia – zugdidi, tsaishi

·   alsandia – zugdidi, nojikhevi, upper bia

·   alphenidze – zugdidi, senaki, orsantia, otobaia

·   alshibaia – zugdidi, chkhoria, qhulishkari, tqhaia, kurzu, nobulevi, dghvana

·   amanadze – abasha, martvili, khobi, samiqao

·   ambalia – phothi, dsalenjikha, qariata, okhurei, (khorga - anbalia) 

·   anakidze – abasha

·   andia (andria) – siriachqoni

·   andqhuladze – lower qvaloni

·   anthelava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, alertkari, jikhaskari, qhulishkari, dsaqvinji, khorga

·   anthia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, tchithadsqhari, tchkadua, zana, lia, muzhava, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), ingiri, darcheli, jvari, thorsa-qhvaba

·   anchabadze – zugdidi, ganarjiis mukhuri, darcheli, tchithadsqhari, manucharis kakhathi

·   anjapharia – lesitchine

·   anjapharidze – zugdidi, abasha, kidsia, odishi, samiqao, old senaki, ledzadzame, jolevi, doshaqhe, photskho

·   arachemia – zugdidi, senaki, jikhaskari, khobi, photskho, old khibula

·   arakhamia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, ingiri, dsalenjikha, taleri, kirtskhi, khabume, akhuthi, odishi, rukhi, old senaki, jikhaskari, kotianethi

·         arakhania – lesitchine

·   arahamia – khetha, bulitchqhu

·   argusia – little  ichkhuri, saadanio, gaghma sajijao

·   ardashelia – gali region (historic samurzaqhano)

·   ardbelava – zugdidi, phothi 

·   ardia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, chkhoria, sachino, theklathi, chkhoria, tqhaia

·   arveladze – First May (abasha region), tqhviri, gezathi, lower tchaladidi, thorsa-dghvaba, marani

·   arziani – senaki, phothi, ledzadzame, guriphuli, sajijao, khobi, lesajaie

·   arnania – zugdidi, phothi, darcheli, oqtomberi

·   aronia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, new abasthumani, muzhava

·   arosia – martvili, senaki, thamakoni, gurdzemi

·   arsania – dsalenjikha(?)

·   arulia – muzhava

·   arusia – zugdidi

·   arqania – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, muzhava, lia, urtha, phakhulani, tchale, jvari, darcheli, odishi, jgali, phakhulani

·   arshba - gali region (historic samurzaqhano)

·   archaia – senaki, theklathi, old senaki, tchithadsqhari, zana, ergetha, narazeni, akhalkakhathi, golaskuri, uphalkari

·   archvava – senaki, chkhorodsqhu, phothi, akhuthi

·   archvandze – new abasthumani

·   archvadze – old senaki

·   archilia – senaki, martvili, khobi

·   arjania – zugdidi

·   arjevanidze – ushaphathi, lower tchaladidi

·   asabashvili – martvili, bandza, zana

·   asathiani – tsaishi, marani, nosiri, kirtskhi, tchithadsqhari, sergiethi, sephiethi, gaudsqhinari, thkhmelari, qvishantchala, mukhurcha, vedidkari

·   asanidze – old senaki, akhalsopheli ( khobi region)

·   asvanua - gali region (historic samurzaqhano)

·   askileiskiri – abasha, phothi, sunjuna

·   askurava – zanathi, sujuna

·   aslandia – zugdidi region

·   asmava – chkhorodsqhu, zugdidi, senaki

·   aphaqelava – senaki, phothi, photskho

·   aphaqia – phothi

·   aphaqidze – zugdidi, sachino, dsalenjikha, jvari, phakhulani, saaphaqio, edseri i. e. nargish edseri, thaia, tsaishi, darcheli, big zana, little  zana, qvaloni, zanathi, bethlemi, ushaphathi, mokhashi

·   aphrasiphe – zugdidi, zana, chkhoria, akhalsopheli (zugdidi region), darcheli, lia, riqhe

·   aphsava – chkhorodsqhu, dsalenjikha, phothi, qhulishkari

·   aphsandze - zugdidi region

·   aphshilava – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, bandza, thaia, nakiphu, jumi, khorga, taleri

·   aphkhazava – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, ingiri, kidsia, khabume, oqtomberi, kakhathi, sajijao, eki, chkhoria, nogha (martvili region), dsogha, tsaishis kakhathi, oireme, legogie-nasaju

·   aqirthava – zugdidi, nakiani

·   aqubardia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha, jvari, tchale, lia, jgali, orulu, rukhi, shamgona

·   aghaia – zugdidi, dsalenjikha

·   ashvethia – narazeni, First May

·   ashordia – senaki, martvili, kodsia, gurdzemi

·   ashortia – martvili, zugdidi, phothi, kurzu, dsqhoni

·   ashuba – theqh are refugees from abashasa and zugdidi

·   adzimbaia – khobi, phothi

·   atchaia – khobi

·   akhalaia – zugdidi, chkhorodsqhu, martvili, senaki, ganarjiis mukhuri, lower chkhorodsqhu, big dsqhoni, sajijao, ingiri, khobi, nagvazavo, lower qvaloni, nakiani, akhuthi, doshaqhe, narazeni, zana, upper nagvazavo, narazeni, japhshaqari

·   akhalandze – chkhorodsqhu

·   akhalia – see akhalaia

·   akhvlediani – salkhino, martvili, kakhathi, photskho, mokhashi, gurdzemi

·   akhobadze – qolobani, First May, zanathi, old abasha