Caucasian Submitted Surnames

Murtuzov m Azerbaijani, Dagestani
Means "son of Murtuz".

Murtuzova f Azerbaijani, Dagestani
Feminine form of Murtuzov.

Musaev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Means "son of Musa".

Musaeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musaev).

Musəvi Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mousavi.

Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).

Musayeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musayev).

Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".

Muslimov Azerbaijani, Dagestani

Müslümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müslüm".

Müslümova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Müslümov.

Mustafayev m Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar
Means “son of Mustafa”.

Mustafayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mustafayev.

Mustafazadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Mustafa", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".

Mütəllibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mütəllib".

Mütəllibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mütəllibov.

Muxtarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Muxtar".

Muxtarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Muxtarov.

Müzəffərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müzəffər".

Müzəffərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Müzəffərov.

Nəbiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəbi".

Nabiyev Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Nabi".

Nəbiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəbiyev.

Nəcəfov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəcəf".

Nəcəfova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəcəfov.

Nadirov Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Nadir".

Nağıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nağı".

Nagiyev m Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Nağıyev used in langauges that do not have Azeri special characters.

Nağıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nağıyev.

Najafzade Azerbaijani

Najarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Najaryan.

Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).

Nalbandian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nalbandyan.

Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).

Nal'giyev m Chechen

Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".

Namazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Namazov.

Napso Circassian (Russified)
Means "whole-eyed", derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" and псэу (psăw) "health, alive" or "whole, all, complete".

Naptsok Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe напцэ (nāpcă) meaning “eyelash, eyebrow”.

Narimanidze Georgian
Means "son of Nariman".

Nərimanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəriman".

Nərimanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nərimanov.

Nash Circassian
Shapsug name derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" combined with щэ (š̍ă) meaning "milk" or "crooked, wry, bent".

Nashkho Circassian
Literally means “blue-eyed” from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning “eye” combined with шхъуантӏэ (šχ°ānṭă) meaning “blue”.

Nəsibov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsib".

Nəsibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəsibov.

Nasipbeyli Azerbaijani

Nəsirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsir".

Nəsirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəsirov.

Nəsrullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəsrulla".

Nəsrullayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəsrullayev.

Natkho Circassian
Shapsug name possibly derived from Adyghe нат (nāt) meaning "Nart" (referring to a Caucasian saga) combined with хъо (χo) meaning "pig".

Natok Circassian
Derived from Adyghe натӏэ (nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу (q°) meaning "man, male".

Nazar Arabic, Muslim, Jewish, Iranian, Persian, Basque, Polish, Ukrainian, Armenian (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdol, Ahamed, Ali, Behzad, Bijan, Davoud, Massoud, Muhammad, Naved, Nuri, Saeid, Sheikh.... [more]

Nəzirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nəzir".

Nəzirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəzirov.

Nazlukhanyan Armenian, Armenian (Russified)

Nemətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nemət".

Nemətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nemətov.

Nibo Circassian
Of unknown meaning.

Niftəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Niftəli".

Niftəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Niftəliyev.

Nigoyan Armenian

Nihoyan Armenian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Nigoyan.

Nikalayan Armenian

Nikoladze Georgian

Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nikoyan Armenian
Means "son of Niko" in Armenian.

Nizharadze Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Nokhaev Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk ноха (nokha) meaning "dog".

Novruzlu Azerbaijani
From the given name Novruz and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Novruzova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Novruzov.

Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nurəddinova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nurəddinov.

Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".

Nuriyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nuriyev.

Nurmagomedov Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Nurmuhamadov.

Nurmagomedova f Avar (Russified)
Feminine form of Nurmagomedov.

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nurmuhamadova f Avar
Feminine form of Nurmuhamadov.

Ochirov m Buryat (Russified), Kalmyk (Russified)
Means "son of Ochir".

Ochirova f Buryat (Russified), Kalmyk (Russified)
Feminine form of Ochirov.

Ochkhikidze Georgian

Odjakjian Armenian

Oganesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Oganessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Oganesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Ohanian Armenian
Patronymic from the personal name Ohannes, Armenian equivalent of John.

Ohanyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Օհանյան (See Ohanian)

Omanidze Georgian

Ordzhonikidze Georgian (Russified)
Russified form of Orjonikidze.

Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".

Orucova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Orucov.

Osiashvili Georgian

Osmanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Osman.

Osmanov Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Crimean Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Osman".

Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".

Otarsultanov Chechen

Ovanessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Ovanesyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).

Ozdoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is derived the old Ingush personal name Ozda used by members of the Ozda teip (clan). The name itself is of disputed origin and meaning, though it is thought to be of non-Nakh, Perso-Arabic origin... [more]

Ozdoeva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Ozdoev.

Pahlevanyan Armenian
Means "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".

Paikashvili Georgian
Likely means "child of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian შვილი (shvili) meaning "child".

Paikidze Georgian
Likely means "son of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian ძე (dze) meaning "son".

Pak Circassian
Circassian name derived from Adyghe пакъ (pāq) meaning "snub-nosed, bluntnose".

Pakradounian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Pənahov m Azerbaijani
From the given name Pənah.

Pənahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Pənahov.

Panesh Circassian (Russified)
From Adyghe пэ (pă) meaning "nose" and нэшъу (năŝ°) "blind".

Papazian Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish papaz ‘(Orthodox) priest’, ‘father’, from Greek papas (see Papas).

Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).

Parsadanyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsadan".

Parsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).

Paşayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Paşa".

Paşayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Paşayev.

Pashayev Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified spelling of Paşayev.

Pashinyan Armenian
Means "son of Pasha".

Paskhaev Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Paskhaeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Пасхаев (see Paskhaev).

Pavliashvili Georgian
Means "son of Pavle".

Perikhanyan Armenian
Means "son of Perikhan".

Petriashvili Georgian
Means "son of Petre".

Petros Armenian

Petrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Petrosyan.

Petrossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan)

Pirvelashvili Georgian

Pliev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian name, which is derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The name itself comes from Plievo, the name of a village in Ingushetia, which means "village of the sons of Pkhile", referring to a given name possibly derived from Ossetian пыл (pyl) meaning "elephant".

Poghosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghosyan Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

Pogosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".

Poladova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Poladov.

Putkaradze Georgian

Qədirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qədir".

Qədirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qədirov.

Qafarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qafar".

Qafarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qafarov.

Qəhrəmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qəhrəman".

Qəhrəmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qəhrəmanov.

Qajaia Georgian

Qələndərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qələndər".

Qələndərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qələndərov.

Qənbərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qənbər".

Qənbərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qənbərov.

Qarayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qara".

Qarayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qarayev.

Qasımzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghasemzadeh.

Qasimzade Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Qasımzadə.

Qatamadze Georgian

Qazaishvili Georgian

Qorxmazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qorxmaz".

Qorxmazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qorxmazov.

Qüdrətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qüdrət".

Qüdrətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qüdrətov.

Qulamov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulam".

Qulamova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qulamov.

Quluyev f Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Quluyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Quluyev.

Quluzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Qulu".

Qurbanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Qurban.

Qurbanzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Qurban".

Rabadanov m Dargin
Means "son of Rabadan".

Rabadanova f Dargin
Feminine form of Rabadanov.

Rəcəbov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəcəb".

Rəcəbova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəcəbov.

Rəfiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəfi".

Rəhimli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rəhim.

Rəhimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhim".

Rəhimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhimov.

Rəhimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahimzadeh.

Rəhmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəhman".

Rəhmanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhmanov.

Ramazanov Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Lak, Tatar
Means "son of Ramazan".

Ramazanova Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Lak, Dargin, Kumyk, Dagestani, Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Chechen, Ossetian, Ingush, Circassian, Avar, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar, Russian
Feminine form of Ramazanov.

Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".

Rəşidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəşid".

Rəşidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəşidov.

Rəsulov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rəsul".

Rasulov Uzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Dargin, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Rasul".

Rəsulova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəsulov.

Rəsulzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Rəsul.

Rekhviashvili Georgian

Revazishvili Georgian
Means "son of Revaz".

Rizvanov m Azerbaijani, Tatar
Means "son of Rizvan".

Rizvanova f Azerbaijani, Tatar
Feminine form of Rizvanov.

Rogulin Circassian

Rostomashvili Georgian
Means "son of Rostom".

Rostomian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ռոստոմյան (see Rostomyan).

Rostomyan Armenian
Means "son of Rostom".

Rukhadze Georgian

Ruslanov Kazakh, Dagestani, Tatar
Means "son of Ruslan".

Rüstəmli Azerbaijani
From the given name Rüstəm.

Rüstəmov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rüstəm".

Rustamov Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Rüstəmov used outside the Turkic world.

Rüstəmova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rüstəmov.

Rüstəmzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rostamzadeh.

Rzaquliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rzaqulu".

Rzaquliyeva m Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rzaquliyev.

Rzayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rza".

Rzayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rzayev.

Rzazadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rezazadeh.

Saakashvili Georgian
Derived from the Georgian name *saaḳi, a given name equivalent of Isaac. A famous bearer of this name is the third president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-).

Şabanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şaban".

Şabanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şabanov.

Sabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Saba 1".

Sadulaev Chechen
From the Arabic given name Sadulla meaning “happiness of Allah” from سَعِدَ (saʿida) “to be happy, to be lucky” combined with Allah.

Sadulaeva f Chechen
Feminine form of Sadulaev.

Səfərəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səfərəli".

Səfərəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səfərəliyev.

Səfərli Azerbaijani
From the given name Səfər.

Səfərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səfər".

Safarov Tajik, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Safar".

Səfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səfərov.

Safarova Tatar, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Safarov

Şəfiyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şəfi".

Şəfiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şəfiyev.

Sagaipov Chechen
Chechen name of unknown meaning, possibly of Arabic or Persian origin.

Sagaipova f Chechen
Feminine form of Sagaipov.

Sahagian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.

Sahakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.

Sahakyan Armenian
Means "son of Sahak".

Şahbazov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şahbaz".

Şahbazova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şahbazov.

Şahmalıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şahmalı".

Şahmalıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şahmalıyev.

Sajaia Georgian

Salahov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salah 1".

Salahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Salahov.

Salakaya Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа (Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر (šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ (šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".

Salamov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".

Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.

Salei Azerbaijani

Səlimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səlim".

Salimov Uzbek, Tajik, Bashkir, Tatar, Lezgin, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Salim".

Səlimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səlimov.

Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".

Salmanova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salmanov.

Salti Greek, Armenian

Salukvadze Georgian

Samadalashvili Georgian

Səmədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səməd".

Səmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səmədov.

Səmədzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Səməd".

Şamilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şamil".

Şamilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şamilov.

Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Samir 1".

Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.

Sarafian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sarafyan.

Sarafyan Armenian
Means "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".

Sərdarov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sərdar".

Sardarov Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Sardar".

Sərdarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sərdarov.

Sargis Armenian
From the given name Sargis.

Sargsian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Şərifov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sharif".

Şərifova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şərifov.

Saritov Chechen (Rare)

Sarkeesian Armenian
Variant of Sarkisian. Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture.

Sarkis Arabic, Armenian (Expatriate)
From the given name Sarkis.

Saroukhanian Armenian
Here is the combined words meaning of "Saroukhanian" surname: Sar(Armenian origin–սար– means: Mountain ) + u (Armenian origin –եւ– means :and )+ khan( խան _means: prince )+ yan (յան– a suffix for Armenian family names) and the combination of the words finally means The Mountain and Prince or The Prince օf Mountain

Səttarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səttar".

Səttarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səttarov.

Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.

Sevian Armenian

Seyfullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Seyfulla".

Seyfullayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Seyfullayev.

Seyidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Seyid".

Seyidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Seyidov.

Seyidzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Seyid".

Seyranian Armenian

Shahbazyan Armenian

Shahramanyan Armenian

Shakhnazarov m Armenian (Russified)

Shalvashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shalva".

Shamailov Russian, Hebrew, Georgian, Jewish
Georgian Variant of Shmuel.

Shamkhalov m Chechen (?)

Shanavazov Dargin, Dagestani
Means "son of Shakhnavaz"; the name itself is of Persian origin meaning "shah (king) of grace".

Shapiev Dagestani, Avar, Dargin, Chechen
Means "son of Shapi".

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).

Shikhaliyev m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Şıxəliyev.

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).

Shushanyan Armenian (Rare)
Means "son of Shushan".

Sibrian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Sikharulidze Georgian
From სიხარული (sikharuli) meaning "joy".

Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Şirəliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şirəli".