The House of Chkheidze was an old Georgian noble family, ruling family of the

Duchy of Racha The Duchy of Racha ( ka, რაჭის საერისთავო, ''rach'is saerist'avo'') was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern Georgia (country), Georgia, located in the western province of Racha, in the upper Rioni Vall ...

, until the late XVIII century. In the 19th century, after the annexation of Georgia by the

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, they became part of the

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and were awarded with the Russian title of

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Surname

Chkheidze ( ka, ჩხეიძე) is also 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 ...

which is – apart from the capital

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– most frequently to be found in the western Adjara,

Guria Guria ( ka, გურია) is a region (''mkhare'') in Georgia (country), Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 104,338 (2023), with Ozurgeti as the regional cap ...

and

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and the eastern

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and

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regions of Georgia. Most ''Chkheidzes'' live in the

(1,026), Khoni (260),

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(206),

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(183),

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(118), Baghdati (107) and Rustavi (89) districts.

Notable members

* Alexandre Chkheidze (1878–1940), Polish-Georgian military officer *

Giorgi Chkheidze Giorgi Chkheidze ( ka, გიორგი ჩხეიძე; born October 30, 1997) is a Georgian male Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Georgia at international competitions. Chkheidze partici ...

(born 1997), Georgian weightlifter * Goga Chkheidze (born 1996), Georgian weightlifter * Irakli Chkheidze (born 1999), Georgian weightlifter * Konstantin Chkheidze (1897–1974), Czech-Georgian-Russian writer and philosopher * Nato Chkheidze (born 1960), Georgian businesswoman and politician *

Nikolay Chkheidze Nikoloz Chkheidze; ) ( – 13 June 1926), commonly known as Karlo Chkheidze, was a Georgia (country), Georgian politician and statesman. In the 1890s, he promoted the Social Democratic Party of Georgia, Social Democratic movement in Georgia, and ...

(1864–1926), Georgian politician * Nikoloz Chkheidze (born 1968), former Soviet and Georgian footballer * Nutsa Chkheidze (1881–1963), Georgian stage actress * Otar Chkheidze (1920–2007), Georgian writer * Revaz Chkheidze (1926–2015), Soviet and Georgian film director

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{{surname Georgian-language surnames

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Notable members

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