The Chabukiani ( ka, ჭაბუკიანი) is a Georgian

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

from the

Lechkhumi Lechkhumi ( ) is a historic province in northwestern Georgia (country), Georgia which comprises the area along the middle basin of the Rioni river, Rioni and Tskhenistskali and also the Lajanuri river valley. Now part of the Racha-Lechkhumi and K ...

region in north-western

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

. The Chabukiani family name comes from these towns of

: Alpana, Agvi, Bardnala, Dekhviri, Lasuriashi, Laskhana, Latsoria, Lajana, Lesindi, Lukhvano, Makhashi, Nakuraleshi, Nasperi, Orbeli, Okhureshi, Kulbaki, Gvirishi, Chkhuteli, Tsageri and Dsilamieri.Chabukiani
''Georgian Surnames''

Notable members

Vakhtang Chabukiani Vakhtang Mikheilis dze Chabukiani (March 12, 1910April 6, 1992) was a Soviet and Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher. He is considered to be one of the most influential male ballet dancers of the 20th century, and is noted for crea ...

, Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher

References

{{Reflist Georgian-language surnames