Caucasian Submitted Surnames

These names are used by the various ethnic groups of the Caucasus, a region between Europe and Asia.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Sharifov Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif", as well as variant of Azerbaijani Şərifov.

Shavdatuashvili Georgian

Shenkao Abazin

Shevardnadze Georgian
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).

Shishani Chechen (Expatriate), Arabic
Means "Chechen" in Arabic. This name is primarily used by Chechens living in the Arab world.

Shmailov Hebrew, Georgian, Russian, Jewish
A variant of Shmuel.

Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".

Shotashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shota".

Shovkhalov Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.

Shovkhalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Шовхалов (see Shovkhalov).

Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Şirməmmədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şirməmməd".

Solxayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of a left-hander" in Azerbaijani.

Stash Adyghe (Russified), Circassian

Stepanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Stepanyan.

Stepanyan Armenian
Means "son of Stepan".

Şükürov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şükür".

Süleymanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Süleyman".

Suleymanov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Süleymanov.

Tadevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Tadevos".

Taghlian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Տաղլյան (see Taghlyan).

Taghlyan Armenian
From Turkish dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander" or "rude, uneducated".

Tagirbekov Dagestani, Lezgin
Means "son of Tagirbek".

Tağıyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tağı".

Tahirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tahir".

Təhməzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Təhməz".

Talıbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Talıb".

Tamasian Armenian

Tamazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Tamaz".

Tanielian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դանիելյան (see Danielyan)

Taov Circassian

Tarielashvili Georgian
Means "son of Darius" in Georgian.

Tatarshao Abazin
Possibly from a nickname for a Tatar person.

Tatavian Armenian

Tateossian Turkish, Armenian

Tavitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Davidyan.

Taymaskhanov Chechen
Means "son of Taymaskhan".

Taysumov Chechen
Means "son of Taysum".

Ter-grigoryan Armenian
The surname Grigoryan derives from the name Grigor, which is Armenian pronunciation of the name Gregory (it derives from Greek word, γρηγορος, and means 'watchful', 'alert'). Adding to the name the prefix Ter- is the way people call the priests in Armenia (in English often the word "Father" is used instead)... [more]

Teymurov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Teymur".

Tkhakushinov Circassian (Russified)
Of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is Aslan Tkhakushinov (1947-), a former Head of the Republic of Adygea.

Tlebzu Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe лӏы (ḷə) meaning "husband, man" and бзэу (bzăw) meaning "deer, stag".

Tmenov Ossetian

Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши (Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.

Tovmasyan Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".

Tsarnaev Chechen (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Chechen царна (tsarna) meaning "them, they" or from an unknown given name or nickname. This is the surname of brothers Tamerlan (1986-2013) and Dzhokhar (1993-) Tsarnaev, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Tsechoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Цӏечой (Tsechoy), derived from the name of the ancient village of Tsecha-Akhki in present-day Chechnya.

Tsechoy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Tsechoev.

Tserenov Kalmyk
Means "son of Tseren".

Tsiklauri Georgian
Meaning uncertain.

Tsikunib Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цӏыкӏу (c̣əḳ°) meaning "little" and ныбэ (nəbă) meaning "stomach, belly".

Tsugba Abkhaz

Tuguz Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe тыгъужъ (təġ°ẑ) meaning "wolf".

Tumasyan Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson

Tumgoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from Tumag (ТIумагI), the name of a village in Ingushetia, possibly meaning "to see with the heart" in Ingush.

Ujmajuridze Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Umarov Uzbek, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Umar".

Umarova Uzbek, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Kazakh/Kumyk/Tajik/Kyrgyz Умарова, Chechen Умарова, Ӏумарова, and Avar/Dargin ГӀумарова (see Umarov).

Usmanov Uzbek, Chechen, Tatar, Bashkir, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Usman".

Uzdenov Abazin (Russified)

Uzhakhov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is possibly derived from a given name, in turn possibly from an Ingush word meaning "bold, strong".

Vadelov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да (da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish vaat), or from the hypothetical name Vadel derived from Lezgin вад (vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).

Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".

Vakhaev Chechen
Means "son of Vakha".

Vakhaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).

Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).

Vakhayeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhayev).

Vakhtangadze Georgian
Means "son of Vakhtang".

Vakhtangishvili Georgian
Means "son of Vakhtang".

Validov Dagestani, Chechen, Kazakh
Means "son of Valid".

Vəlixanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəlixan".

Vəliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəli".

Valiyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Vəliyev.

Varaev Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.

Vardanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Vardanyan.

Vartanyan Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.

Vəzirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.

Vratsian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Xəlilov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Xəlil".

Xəlilzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalilzadeh.

Yəhyayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Yəhya".

Yakobashvili Georgian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Iakobashvili chiefly used by Georgian Jews.

Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.

Yandarbiev Chechen
Means "son of Yandarbi".

Yandarbin Chechen
Variant of Yandarbiyev.

Yandarbiyeva Chechen
Feminine spelling of Yandarbiyev.

Yandarov Chechen
Possibly from the given name Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.

Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".

Yeghiazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Yeghiazar".

Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".

Yetarian Armenian

Yosopov Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupov.

Yosopova Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Chechen, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupova.

Yunusov Uzbek, Bashkir, Tatar, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen
Means "son of Yunus".

Yusifov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.

Yusifzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yousefzadeh.

Yussupov Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupov.

Yussupova Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Chechen, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Yusupova.

Yusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".

Yusufova Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Feminine transcription of Yusufov.

Yusupov Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Jewish
Means "son of Yusup", also used by Central Asian Jews. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility of Crimean Tatar ancestry.

Yusupova Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Chechen, Jewish
Feminine transcription of Slavic Юсупов (see Yusupov), the surname of a Russian family of nobility of Crimean Tatar ancestry. It is also used by Central Asian Jews.

Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".

Zændžiaty Ossetian
From the Persian word zangi meaning "Dark Skinned". Zangiev and Zangief are variants.

Zakareishvili Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Zakarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Zakaryan.

Zakaryan Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".

Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.

Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.

Zamanov Azerbaijani, Bashkir
Means "son of Zaman".

Zangiev Ossetian, Soviet, Russian, Popular Culture
The Russified Soviet and Modern Russian form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты Zændžiaty A famous user of it is wrestler Victor Zangiev, himself the inspiration for Zangief of Street Fighter fame.

Zaynutdinov Kazakh, Tatar, Dagestani, Bashkir, Uzbek
Means "son of Zaynutdin".

Zelimkhanov Chechen
Means "son of Zelimkhan".

Zelimkhanova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зелимханов (see Zelimkhanov).

Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".

Zhemukhov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of Jaimoukha.

Zhizhiashvili Georgian

Zosimovi Georgian (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Zosim.

Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".

Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).

Zülfüqarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zülfüqar".

Zurabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zurabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".

Zviadauri Georgian
From the given name Zviad.

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