Japaridze

Japaridze (Georgian: ჯაფარიძე) is a Georgian surname asociated with a Georgian noble Japaridze family. It may also be transliterated as Dzhaparidze or Djaparidze. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Japar, 'Jafar'. Notable people with the surname include:

Alexander Djaparidze, Georgian businessman
Liza Japaridze, birth name of Lizi Pop (born 2004), Musical Georgian singer, actress, model, dancer and television presenter
Manana Japaridze, Georgian singer from Azerbaijan
Giorgi Japaridze, Georgian logician
Otar Japaridze (b. 1987), Georgian ice dancer
Prokofy Dzhaparidze (1880-1918), Georgian Communist activist
Tedo Japaridze (b. 1946), Georgian politician
Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988), Georgian painter
Zurab Japaridze (b. 1976), Georgian politician

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