The House of Chkheidze was an old Georgian noble family, ruling family 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. [1]
Chkheidze [2] [3] (Georgian :ჩხეიძე) is also 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. [4] Most Chkheidzes live in the Tbilisi (1,026), Khoni (260), Kutaisi (206), Zestaponi (183), Batumi (118), Baghdati (107) and Rustavi (89) districts. [4] [5]
Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname.
Surname Chkheidze is used at least 79 times in at least 6 countries.
Total: 2,710; Rank: 153
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)