Gvaladze

Gvaladze or more correct Ghvaladze (Georgian: ღვალაძე) is a Georgian family name which is – apart from the capital Tbilisi – most frequently found in the central Imereti and Shida Kartli and the eastern Kakheti regions of Georgia.[1] Most Ghvaladzes live in the Tbilisi (239), Chiatura (224), Kareli (104) and Lagodekhi (86) districts.[1][2]

Notable members

  • Evgen Gvaladze (1900–1937), Georgian lawyer, journalist and politician
  • Guranda Gvaladze (1932–2020), Georgian botanist
  • Rafael Gvaladze (1948–2026), Azerbaijani jurist
  • Varlam Ghvaladze (1893–1944), Georgian biochemist and teacher

References

  1. 1 2 "გვარი 'ღვალაძე' რაიონების მიხედვით (Surname 'Ghvaladze' per districts)". mashasada.me/ka. Retrieved January 20, 2017. Number: 1,082; Rating: 681
  2. ↑ "საძიებო სიტყვა: ღვალაძე (Search: Ghvaladze)". geogen.ge. Retrieved January 20, 2017. ღვალაძე - მორძგვეთი, სვერი, სკინდორი, უსახელო (Ghvaladze – Mordzgveti, Sveri, Skindori, Usakhelo)