Georgian name

A Georgian name consists of a given name and a surname used by ethnic Georgians.

Given names

According to the Public Service Hall the most common Georgian names are:
Males: Giorgi, Davit, Zurab, Levan, Aleksandre, Irakli, Mikheil, Tamaz, Nikoloz and Avtandil.
Females: Nino, Tamar, Mariam, Maia, Nana, Ketevan, Natela, Manana, Natia, Eka and Ana.

Surnames

Georgian surnames are derived either from patronymics or, less frequently, from toponyms, with addition of various suffixes.
Georgian suffixes vary by region. The most common Georgian suffixes are:

-shvili : meaning "child": from western and eastern Georgia. E.g. Baratashvili, Andronikashvili, Guramishvili, etc. Extremely common among Georgian Jews.
-dze : meaning "son": from western and eastern Georgia. E.g. Abashidze, Arveladze, Kaladze, etc.
-eli : meaning "from ": from eastern and western Georgia. E.g. Jaqeli, Tsereteli, Amashukeli, etc.
-uri and -uli and : from mountainous eastern Georgia. E.g. Donauri, Burduli, etc.
-ani : Svan surname from mountainous western Georgia. E.g. Dadeshkeliani, Dadiani, Kipiani, etc.
-ia, -ua, -va and -ri,, and : Mingrelian surname from western Georgia. E.g. Abakelia, Kvaratskhelia, Chichua, Gvazava, Mudziri, Tabagari, etc.
-shi : Laz surname from western Georgia. E.g. Tugushi, Khalvashi, Jashi, etc.
-khi : from southern Georgia. E.g. Meskhi, Lashkhi, etc.
-oni : from region of Tao-Klarjeti, historical south-western Georgia. E.g. Bagrationi.
-ti : from western Georgia. E.g. Glonti, Jgenti, Jibuti, Kiuti etc.
-di : surname from mountainous eastern Georgia. E.g. Dzolbordi.
-re : from western Georgia. E.g. Galogre.

The first recorded Georgian surnames date to the 7th–8th century. They were mostly toponymic in nature, patronymic, or derived from the profession, social status, position, or title, which was hereditary in the family. Beginning from the 13th century, the surnames became more frequently based upon patronymics, a tradition which became almost universal in the 17th–18th century. Some of the Georgian surnames indicate ethnicity or regional origin of the family, and are also generated as patronymics. Examples are Kartvelishvili, Megrelishvili, Cherkezishvili, Abkhazishvili, Somkhishvili, Berdzenishvili, Prangishvili.
There are some very rare Georgian surnames like Jolbordi, Galogre, Lapachi, Molodini, Shermadini, Karmazanashvili, Sivsive, Megvinetukhutsesi etc.
According to the Public Service Hall the most common Georgian surnames are: Beridze, Kapanadze, Gelashvili, Maisuradze, Giorgadze, Lomidze, Tsiklauri, Bolkvadze, Kvaratskhelia and Nozadze.