Browse Submitted Surnames

Alizade Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian alternate transcription of Alizadeh as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Əlizadə.

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

Abassova f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Feminine form of Abbasov.

Karapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Karapetyan.

Lunev Azerbaijani

Poladov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Polad".

Bagomedov m Dargin (Russified)
Means "son of Bagomed".

Kvaratskheliya Georgian (Russified)

Kirlian Armenian

Əsədullayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əsədulla".

Kharebaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ხარება (xareba) meaning "annunciation".

Khizrieva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Хизриев (see Khizriev).

Qələndərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qələndərov.

Müzəffərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Müzəffər".

Məsimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məsim".

Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.

Khachatrian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachatryan).

Cabbarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cabbarov.

Simonyan Armenian
Means "son of Simon 1".

Vəliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəli".

Cheberloyevskyy m Chechen (Ukrainianized)

Sogomonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սողոմոնյան (see Soghomonyan).

Zülfüqarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zülfüqarov.

Shikhaliyev m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Şıxəliyev.

Dövlətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Dövlətov.

Quluyev f Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Tamazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Tamaz".

Ivanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Իվանյան (see Ivanyan).

Kochadze Georgian

Avdalyan Armenian
Derived from the given name Avdal.

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

Abdulatipov Dagestani, Avar, Uzbek
From the given name Abdulatip, itself derived from the Arabic name Abd al-Latif... [more]

Məmmədhəsənova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məmmədhəsənov.

Kubrava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.

Arabuli Georgian
Means "Arabic, Arab" in Georgian, referring to Arabs who historically resided in the region of Khevsureti in Georgia.

Ghazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Ghazaryan.

Akbarov m Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akbar".

Xudayarov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Xudayar".

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

Səlimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Səlim".

Qasımzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghasemzadeh.

Süleymanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Süleyman".

Səmədzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Səməd".

Qüdrətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qüdrət".

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".

Adamyan Armenian
Means "son of Adam".

Kharadze Georgian

Arabian Armenian
Patronymic from the ethnic term arab ‘Arab’.

Zedhynydze Georgian (Ukrainianized)

Qədirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qədir".

Chachibaia Georgian

Markaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մարգարյան (see Margaryan).

Malikov Uzbek, Tatar, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Malik 1" as well as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məlikov.

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

Kocharyan Armenian

Dəmirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Dəmirov.

Atakishiyev m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Atakişiyev.

Aysultanov Kazakh, Dagestani
Means "son of Aysultan."

Məmmədhüseynov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmmədhüseyn".

Manafova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Manafov.

Mentsoian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

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

Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".

Aslanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aslanov.

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

Muradov m Azerbaijani, Avar, Lezgin, Chechen, Ingush
Means "son of Murad".

Seyidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Seyid".

Dzhioty Ossetian
Most likely related to Sanskrit उज्ज्वल (ujjvala) meaning "bright, radiant, luminous".

Daşdəmirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Daşdəmir".

İsgəndərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İsgəndərov.

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

Gareginyan Armenian
Means "son of Garegin".

Müslümova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Müslümov.

Qajaia Georgian

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

Dadaşova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Dadaşov.

Axundov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of the akhund", from Azerbaijani axund referring to a Persian title for an Islamic scholar.

Davitian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)

Mikayılova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mikayılov.

Mammadguluzadeh Azerbaijani (Rare)
Variant spelling of Məmmədquluzadə.

Novruzova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Novruzov.

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

Dadashov Azerbaijani, Chechen
Variant of Dadaşov.

Laliev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname derived from Georgian ლალი (lali) meaning "ruby", ultimately from Sanskrit लाल (lāl).

Rəhimzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahimzadeh.

Şıxəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şıxəliyev.

Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]

Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".

Zaldastanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaldastani".

Yetarian Armenian

Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Aghapapian Armenian
Derived from the given name Aghapap.

Majidov Dagestani, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Majid".

Nemətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nemət".

Ghazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Ghazar".

Vahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vahid".

Ziyadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ziyadov.

Kipiani Georgian

Balayev Azerbaijani

Tağıyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tağı".

Qədirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qədirov.

Şahmalıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şahmalıyev.

Nəzirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nəzirov.

Bazinyan Armenian
Derived from Armenian bazin meaning "falcon".

Chalayev m Chechen (?)

Darchynian Armenian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of the Armenian surname Darchinyan.

Mamilova f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Mamilov.

Allahverdiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Allahverdi".

Fərhadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Fərhadov.

Kacharyan Armenian

Kudzh Abazin

Malsagov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of the Ingush clan name Малсагнаькъан (Malsagnaqan) meaning "tribe of Malsag", from a given name derived from Ingush малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar" and саг (sag) meaning "person, man".

Hovhannisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Hovhannisyan.

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

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

Dzhabrailov Chechen
Means "son of Dzhabrail".

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).

Namazov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Namaz".

Shahbazyan Armenian

Veriya Georgian (Russified, ?)

Gazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).

Ghoogasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղուկասյան (see Ghukasyan).

Bestaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of Bestauty.

Həmidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həmidov.

İmanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İman".

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

Allahquliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Allahquliyev.

Kushanashvili Georgian

Kögltin Kalmyk
Kögltin has no known meaning.

Martirosyan Armenian
Means "son of Martiros".

Abdulayeva f Russian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, Chechen
Feminine form of Abdulayev.

Cəmilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəmil".

Zhamkochyan Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".

Shotadze Georgian
Means "son of Shota".

Aydəmirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Aydəmir".

Mayrbekov Chechen
Means "son of Mayrbek".

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

Ghoandaloy Ingush
Original Ingush form of Gandaloev.

Hohitidze Georgian (Ukrainianized)

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

Ağakişiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ağakişiyev.

Zamanov Azerbaijani, Bashkir
Means "son of Zaman".

Rüstəmov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Rüstəm".

Khizriev Chechen
Means "son of Khizir".

Zviadauri Georgian
From the given name Zviad.

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

Varaeva f Chechen
Feminine form of Varaev.

Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".

Emirov Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Crimean Tatar, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Emir".

Tjeknavorian Armenian
Derived from Armenian ճգնավոր (čgnavor) "hermit, anchorite, ascetic". The famous bearer of the name is Iranian Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian (1937-).

Muhamadova f Avar
Feminine form of Muhamadov.

Vəlixanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Vəlixanov.

Rəhimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhimov.

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.

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

Azarian Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Azaryan, a patronymic likely derived from an Armenian form of the Hebrew given name 'Azaryah.

Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.

Katanyan Armenian

Revazishvili Georgian
Means "son of Revaz".

Tovmasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).

Magomedaliev m Dagestani
Means "son of Magomedali".

Britaeva f Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine form of Britaev.

Bitadze Georgian

Goridze Georgian
Denotes to a person from the Georgian city of Gori.

Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Samir 1".

Barthevian Armenian (Anglicized, Rare)

Təhməzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Təhməz".

Bürcəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bürcəliyev.

Ismiyeva f Azerbaijani

Kazımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kazım".

Sibrian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Uzdenov Abazin (Russified)

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

Baran Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani
From the given name Baran.

Davitadze Georgian
Means "son of Davit".

Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.

Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.

Mərdanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mərdanov.

Behbudova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Behbudov.

Hachadorian Armenian

Yusifov m Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.

Haşımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Haşımov.

Adamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Adamyan.

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

Abdulova f Azerbaijani, Russian, Kazakh, Bashkir, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Feminine form of Abdulov.

Arsenadze Georgian
Means "son of Arsen".

Kirakosyan Armenian
Means "son of Kirakos".

Khinikadze Georgian

Kəlbəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kəlbəliyev.

Təhməzova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Təhməzov.

Nalbandian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nalbandyan.

Dəmirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Dəmir".

Mövsümov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mövsüm".

L'imaf Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
From Circassian"ЛIы" (man) and "Маф" (blessed)

Indzhgiya Mingrelian (Russified), Georgian (Russified, ?)
Russified form of Injgia.

Arustamyan Armenian
Means "son of Arustam", from a given name derived from a combination of the names Ara and Rustam.

Beradze Georgian

Mamilov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) possibly from a Turkic word meaning "sweet, delicious" or from an Arabic name of unknown meaning.

İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".

Iravani Iranian, Azerbaijani

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

Kukava Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Not much is known about the meaning of the Mingrelian last name "Kukava" (Mingrelia being a province in Georgia), but it is recorded that the surname was possibly Apsuafied somewhere in 17th century, being turned into "Kukaa" (-aa is usually an Apsuan surname suffix) and then re-Mingrelifying some decades later back to its current form - "Kukava." The earliest known person with the last name dates back to 17th century, his name being Ivana Kuka, a Mingrelian male who lived in the Abkhazia province of Georgia.

Giorgashvili Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".

Seyidzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Seyid".

Şamilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Şamil".

Zurabiani Georgian

Niftəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Niftəliyev.

Qarayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qarayev.

Kvavadze Russian, Georgian, Ukrainian
Not known.

Cəlilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəlilov.

Murtov Georgian
Means "son of Murtaz".

Rostomashvili Georgian
Means "son of Rostom".

Dzhabbarly Azerbaijani (Russified)
Russified form of Cabbarlı.

Arakelyan Armenian
Means "son of Arakel".

Məhərrəmova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Məhərrəmov.

Mamukelashvili Georgian

Lomishvili Georgian
Basically means "child of a lion” in Georgian, from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion" combined with an Eastern Georgian surname suffix -შვილი (-shvili) meaning "child".

Yarakhmedov m Dagestani

Babajanian Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Akopyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).

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.

Eldarzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Eldar".

Margosian Armenian
patronymic from the personal name Margos, Armenian form of Mark.

Qənbərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qənbərov.

Hidayətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hidayətov.

Agopyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).

Goukasian Armenian
variant of Gukasyan.

Gulordava Georgian