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.
Yandarbieva f Chechen
Feminine form of Yandarbiev.
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.
Yandarova f Chechen
Feminine form of Yandarov.
Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".
Yaqubova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Yaqubov.
Yaqubzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Yaqub".
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Yusifov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.
Yusifova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Yusifov.
Yusifzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yousefzadeh.
Yusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".
Yusufova Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Feminine transcription of Yusufov.
Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".
Zændžiaty Ossetian
From the Persian word zangi meaning "Dark Skinned". Zangiev and Zangief are variants.
Zahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zahid".
Zahidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zahidov.
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.
Zəkiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zəki".
Zəkiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zəkiyev.
Zamanova f Azerbaijani, Bashkir
Feminine form of Zamanov.
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.
Zelimkhanova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зелимханов (see Zelimkhanov).
Zeynallı Azerbaijani
From the given name Zeynal and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Zeynalova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zeynalov.
Zhamkochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Zhamkochyan Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".
Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.
Ziyadov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ziyad".
Ziyadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ziyadov.
Zosimovi Georgian (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Zosim.
Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".
Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).
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.