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An old family tree spreading over a hillside Georgian village, representing Georgian last names and their roots
Featured • August 7, 2026

Georgian last names: what -dze, -shvili and -ia mean

What Georgian last names mean: -dze, -shvili, -ia and -ani decoded by a Georgian, plus the most common surnames and the region each ending points toward.

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