Chkheidze

Coat of Arms of the Chkheidze noble family

Chkheidze[1][2] (Georgian: ჩხეიძე) is a Georgian family name which is – apart from the capital Tbilisi – most frequently to be found in the western Adjara, Guria and Imereti and the eastern Kvemo Kartli and Kakheti regions of Georgia.[3] Most Chkheidzes live in the Tbilisi (1,026), Khoni (260), Kutaisi (206), Zestaponi (183), Batumi (118), Baghdati (107) and Rustavi (89) districts.[3][4]

Nobility

Members of the Chkheidze family were also part of the Georgian nobility and the dukes of the Duchy of Racha, until the late XVIII century. In the 19th century, after the annexation of Georgia by the Russian Empire, they became part of the Russian nobility and were awarded with the Russian title of Knyaz.[5]

Notable members

• Alexandre Chkheidze (1878–1940), Polish-Georgian military officer
• Giorgi Chkheidze (born 1997), Georgian weightlifter
• Goga Chkheidze (born 1996), Georgian weightlifter
• Irakli Chkheidze (born 1999), Georgian weightlifter
• Konstantin Chkheidze (1897–1974), Czech-Georgian-Russian writer and philosopher
• Nato Chkheidze (born 1960), Georgian businesswoman and politician
• Nikolay Chkheidze (1864–1926), Georgian politician
• Nikoloz Chkheidze (born 1968), former Soviet and Georgian footballer
• Nutsa Chkheidze (1881–1963), Georgian stage actress
• Otar Chkheidze (1920–2007), Georgian writer
• Revaz Chkheidze (1926–2015), Soviet and Georgian film director

See also

• Chkhetidze, a Georgian noble family from the tenth century

References

1. "Chkheidze Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved January 21, 2017. Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname.
2. "Statistics and meaning of name Chkheidze". namespedia.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017. Surname Chkheidze is used at least 79 times in at least 6 countries.
3. "გვარი 'ჩხეიძე' რაიონების მიხედვით (Last name 'Chkheidze' by district)". mashasada.me/ka. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017. Total: 2,710; Rank: 153
4. "საძიებო სიტყვა: ჩხეიძე (Search: Chkheidze)". geogen.ge. Retrieved January 21, 2017. ჩხეიძე – ზანა, რიყე, მარტვილი, ორსანტია, ახალხიბულა, პირველი ხორგა, ძველი სენაკი, ჭოღა, ჯგალი, მუხური, თაია, ამაშუკეთი, ბზვანი, ბოსლევი, გოდოგანი, დიდი ჯიხაიში, დიმი, ვარძია, კიცხი, მაქათუბანი, მუხაყრუა, ობჩა, ფუთი, ჩხარი, ჭალა, ხონი (Chkheidze – Zana, Rike, Martvili, Orsantia, Akhalkhibula, Pirveli Khorga, Dzveli Senaki, Chogha, Kvale, Mukhuri, Taia, Amashuketi, Bzvani, Boslevi, Godogani, Didi Jikhaishi, Dimi, Vardzia, Kitskhi, Makatubani, Mukhaqrua, Obcha, Foote, Chkhari, Chala, Khoni)
5. https://russiannobility.org/georgian-nobility-in-the-russian-empire/